inciter

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noun

One who incites.

“(obsolete)”

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nouninciter (plural inciters)

plural inciters · alternative incitor

  1. One who incites.

    (obsolete)

    1 more example

    ‘Someone put those disrespectful imbeciles up to what they did! And I want that inciter in custody else I’ll do what I did in the war, else I’ll show every single one of you why they call me Tuvy!’

    2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 369

    Synonyms: tempter, seducer, solicitor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who incites.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who deliberately foments trouble

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian подстрека́тел
  • подстрека́тел (podstrekátel)one who incites
Finnish yllyttäjä
  • yllyttäjäone who incites
German Anstachler
  • Anstachlerone who incites
Latin impulsor
  • impulsorone who incites
Polish podżegacz, podżegaczka
  • podżegaczone who incites
  • podżegaczkaone who incites
  • wichrzycielone who incites
  • wichrzycielkaone who incites
Portuguese incitador
  • incitadorone who incites
Russian подстрека́тель, подстрека́тельница
  • подстрека́тель (podstrekátelʹ)one who incites
  • подстрека́тельница (podstrekátelʹnica)one who incites
Tagalog manunulsol, tagasulsol
  • manunulsolone who incites
  • tagasulsolone who incites

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APA

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MLA

“inciter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inciter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inciter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inciter.

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