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INSTIGANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does instigant mean? 

INSTIGANT (noun)
  The noun INSTIGANT has 1 sense:

1. someone who deliberately foments troubleplay

  Familiarity information: INSTIGANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INSTIGANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who deliberately foments trouble

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

firebrand; inciter; instigant; instigator; provoker

Context example:

she was the instigator of their quarrel

Hypernyms ("instigant" is a kind of...):

bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instigant"):

ringleader (a person who leads (especially in illicit activities))

Derivation:

instigate (provoke or stir up)


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