incitern.
/ɪnˈsʌɪtə/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsaɪdər/ One who or that which incites or rouses to action; an instigator.
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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
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Impulsore, an inciter, a perswader.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Instigateur, an instigator; stirrer, incitor, vrger, egger on.
a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 57 The law accounteth the incitor as principall, though hee be absent.
a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 190 The Romans..politickly encouraged that humour in every body, as being a constant inciter to virtue.
1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 15 Feb. 97/2 Inciters to robbery.
1893 W. B. Carpenter Son of Man ii. 43 He is an inciter of revolution.
Derivatives
inˈcitress n. a female inciter.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Concitatrice, a concitatrix, incitresse, prouokeresse.
1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. vi. 206 Bright Sun-beame, repairer and incitresse of my decaying heat.
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