instigator

UK
/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/
US
/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/

Translations

instigatornoun
instigators
pl
UK
/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/
US
/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
The instigator of the protest was arrested.
Подстрекатель протеста был арестован.
She was the instigator of the new project.
Она была инициатором нового проекта.
Additional translations
instigatoradjective
UK
/ˈɪn.stɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/
US
/ˈɪn.stɪˌɡeɪ.tɚ/
Used attributively before another noun.

Definitions

instigatornoun
A person who initiates or incites an action or event, often causing trouble or conflict.
The instigator of the protest was arrested for inciting violence.
An event, situation, or factor that triggers or sets in motion a process or chain of events.
The sharp rise in fuel prices was the instigator of the economic downturn.
instigatoradjective
Serving to initiate or provoke; relating to or characteristic of an instigator.
The board approved several instigator policies aimed at rapid reform.