inciter

Definitions

A person or thing that encourages or stirs up violent or unlawful behavior.

Someone who provokes or stimulates an action, feeling, or process.

Examples

The politician was accused of being an inciter of violence during the heated protest.

He acted as the primary inciter, encouraging the crowd to storm the gates of the palace.

The judge labeled the defendant an inciter of civil unrest due to his inflammatory speeches.

Synonyms

instigator provoker agitator firebrand goad stimulator rabble-rouser

Antonyms

pacifier peacemaker soother mediator conciliator appeaser calmer