noun
- a person who provokes or initiates an action, especially trouble or conflict
Examples
- The police identified him as the main instigator of the riot.
- She was known as an instigator who always stirred up drama at work.
- The teacher quickly separated the instigator from the other students.
- He denied being the instigator of the fight between the two groups.
- The instigator of the protest was arrested for disturbing the peace.
- Parents complained that one child was the instigator of all the playground conflicts.