incentorn.
/ɪnˈsɛntə/ Now rare.† 2. (See quot.) Obsolete.
1. One who excites or stirs up (strife, etc.); one who incites to action.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates
prickera1382
stirrerc1384
enticerc1386
exciter1387
risera1398
solicitor1412
erterc1440
prompter1440
stirrer?1533
motionerc1535
author1546
onsetter1549
stinger1552
setter-on1560
incentor1570
incensora1575
mover1578
whetter1579
out-hounder1596
hounder1597
egger on1598
inciter1598
instigator1598
urger1598
motive1600
fomenter1607
inflamer1609
fetcher in?1611
provokera1616
putter-ona1616
monitor1616
spurrer1632
outputter1639
poddera1640
commoter1646
impulsor1653
shaker and mover1874
agent provocateur1888
impeller1889
sooler1935
spark plug1941
1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 123/1 The chief captain, & incenter of which persecution was first Dioclesian.
1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 172 They tooke him to be Incentor, the Stirrer or Procurer of the same.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Incentor,..a make-bate, or Boutefeu.
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Incentor, the same as Incendiary.
1718 H. Prideaux Old & New Test. Connected II. ii. 138 The chief Incentors of this War.
1895 N. Brit. Daily Mail 30 Aug. 5 A placard, declaring that all incenters to riot would be executed.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > singer of specific part
superius1653
accentor1656
incentor1656
organist1782
organizer1880
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Incentor, he that singeth the descant. In singing there are three degrees, the first Succentor, the second Incentor, the third Accentor.
1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Incentor, he that sings the middle part.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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