Instigant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  instigant \instigant\ n.
     one who instigates; someone who deliberately provokes
     trouble; an instigator.
  
     Syn: instigator, provoker, inciter.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  instigant
       n : someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the
           instigator of their quarrel" [syn: {instigator}, {provoker},
            {inciter}, {firebrand}]