instigator

Noun

someone who deliberately foments trouble
- "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
a person who initiates a course of action
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

Origin / 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 instigateur. By surface analysis, instigate + -or.

Synonyms

firebrand, inciter, initiator, instigant, provoker, inciter#Noun, troublemaker#Noun

Scrabble Score: 11

instigator: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
instigator: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
instigator: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

instigator: valid Words With Friends Word