instigator
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one…A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
» The instigators also got what they deserved.
Die Unruhestifter bekamen auch, was sie verdienten.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker
Anstifter, Anstifterin, Aufwiegler
подстрека́тельpodstrekátelʹ, подстрека́тельницаpodstrekátelʹnica, зачи́нщикzačínščik
підбу́рювачpidbúrjuvač, підбу́рювачкаpidbúrjuvačka
someone who deliberately foments trouble
Examples
2 sentencesThe instigators also got what they deserved.
deDie Unruhestifter bekamen auch, was sie verdienten.
More than a year later, police say they’re bringing the instigators of the unrest to justice.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin īnstīgātor (“stimulator”), from īnstīgāre (present infinitive of īnstīgō (“to iFrom 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 instigateur. By surface analysis, instigate + -or.
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Forms
plural: instigators| Singular | instigator |
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