instigator

«instigator» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who starts something, especially trouble such as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an instigator, instigators)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who starts something, especially trouble such as a fight, argument or protest. tree →

2) A person who causes an action or plan to begin: the instigator of the idea. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school and stories, the instigator is the one who started the trouble — «who was the instigator of the food fight?» In history lessons, instigators started revolts or protests. Phrases: the instigator of, chief instigator.

examples

• The teacher wanted to know who was the instigator of the snowball fight. tree →
• He was the instigator of the plan to build a treehouse. tree →
• The instigators of the riot were arrested. tree →
• She was the instigator of our class charity sale. tree →
• Don't be the instigator of unkind games. tree →
• In the story, the fox was the instigator of every trick in the farmyard. tree →
• Unprepared for this sudden attack he admitted his guilt, but pointed to the wife of Xuthus as the instigator of the crime. tree →

note

Verb «instigate» (to start something); noun «instigation». Usually about starting trouble, but can be neutral.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «instigator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.