aggravator
/ˈaɡrəveɪtə/noun
1A person who or thing which aggravates.
2 Slang. A greased lock of hair, especially one worn over the temple or forehead. Compare lovelock, Newgate knocker. Now historical.
- Aggravators were fashionable in England during the early Victorian period..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Florio (1553–1625), author and teacher of languages. From aggravate + -or, originally after Italian gravatore.