What is the meaning of instigator?

Someone who deliberately foments trouble.
- usage: "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
- synonyms: provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand
A person who initiates a course of action.
- synonyms: initiator

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APA	WordNet. (2010). instigator. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/instigator/definitions/1230565
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