instigator
Pronunciation: /ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtə/
The English word “instigator” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
Etymology
From Latin īnstīgātor (“stimulator”), from īnstīgāre (present infinitive of īnstīgō (“to incite, set on, stimulate, rouse or urge”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab; to puncture; to goad”)) + -or (from -ō (suffix forming masculine agent nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- (suffix forming nouns denoting authority or burden)); cognate with French…
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