1. a person who encourages or stirs up others to take action, especially violent or unlawful action

Examples

• The police arrested the main inciter of the riot.
• She was accused of being an inciter of violence at the protest.
• The inciter used social media to spread inflammatory messages.
• Authorities identified several inciters who had organized the disturbance.
• The court sentenced the inciter to two years in prison.
• Community leaders worked to counter the influence of known inciters.