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inciter

inciter

1 8.4
A person who encourages others to do wrong or cause trouble
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈsaɪtər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : incitador
  • The inciter urged the crowd to protest against the unjust laws.

Examples

  • The latter are placed in the category of enemies of public order, of criminals and inciters to violence, and the neutral community is invariably arrayed against them.

    Blog text (22)
  • According to the previously established guidelines, this policy included a massive military presence and the arrest of the inciters.

    Academic text (1991)
  • However, in the US at least, this inciter to violence is legally scot-free.

    Blog text (13)
  • That certainly doesn't let the inciters off the hook.

    Blog text (6)
  • History rightly blames the king, and it will also rightly blame the hate-inciters of today.

    Blog text (6)
  • It requires an intention to cause harm on the part of the inciter to the third party, so it is quite a high threshold and therefore not necessarily objectionable.

    Blog text (21)
  • In a tape recording of a portion of Netanyahu's address obtained by The Jerusalem Post last night, the deputy foreign minister clearly states that 'five, 50, or 500 inciters?

    Blog text (26)
  • This bullet, not lethal at a range of over 70 m, gave IDF soldiers a tactical advantage over stone throwers and demonstration inciters.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So there is no evidence of a plot by GOP governors to steal the election in states with sketchy electronic voting (hello, Cole, the inciter and victim of unreasoning fear as soon as the clock strikes twelve).

    Blog text (6)
  • Table 2 shows that the most frequent response over time (approximately 1/3 of the Israelis) was option 2, which advocates a very cautious use of force in a very limited manner and only against terrorists, inciters to violence, and the leaders of the civilian disturbances.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

troublemaker
vsinciter
  • Offensive
69 4.1

A person who causes problems for other people on purpose

encourages others to cause trouble rather than causing it personally
provocateur
vsinciter
14 8.8

A person who on purpose causes trouble or makes others do wrong

focuses on encouraging wrongful acts rather than merely seeking reactions
instigator
vsinciter
12 6.8

A person who starts trouble or urges others to act

usually encourages others to cause wrongdoing rather than merely beginning conflict
firebrand
vsinciter
  • Formal
10 7.9

A person who tries to make others protest or cause trouble

targets a broader set of wrongful acts not limited to protests
agent provocateur
vsinciter
3 9.9

A person who secretly encourages others to break the law to make them look guilty

encourages wrongdoing openly without secret setup or official backing
provoker
vsinciter
1 7.5

A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react

aims to get others to commit wrongful acts rather than act directly
abetter
vsinciter
1 9.8

A person who helps someone else commit a crime

deliberately encourages others without providing direct help or support
instigant
vsinciter
9.9

A person who on purpose makes others start trouble or fight

focuses on encouraging others to commit wrongful acts rather than just stirring conflict
troubler
vsinciter
7.4

A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights

works by urging others to act wrongly rather than acting alone

Antonyms

28 5.5

A person who opposes war and refuses to use violence

23 3.7

A person who helps end arguments and makes people agree

How Inciting

ringleader
33 6.4
provocateur
14 8.8
inciter
  • NSFW
1 8.4
encourager
1 2.7

Surface Forms

inciter singular
inciters plural

Morphology

inciter = incite (transparent) = incite + er

A standard agent noun formed from the verb 'incite' with the productive suffix '-er'; meaning follows directly from the base verb.

Etymology

The word inciter comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and citare 'to move or urge'. So an inciter is someone who moves people into action, like excite, but often pushing them toward trouble.