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Meanings of instigator in inglés

catalán
provocador

Someone who deliberately foments trouble.

provocador
catalán
instigador

A person who initiates a course of action.

instigador
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Examples for "initiator"
Examples for "initiator"
1
The molecular mechanisms by which initiator caspases are activated remain poorly understood.
Pubmed
2
I am responsible for two villages, and I am a master initiator.
The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
3
Activation of an initiator caspase is essential to the execution of apoptosis.
Pubmed
4
Apoptosis has been identified as a potential initiator and propagator of fibrosis.
Pubmed
5
In Mother's stories Eric was the initiator and I was the follower.
Amberville
Usage of instigator in inglés
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The question of Germany's role as instigator of the treaty is omitted.
The Irish Times
2
But man needs an instigator for his basest instincts to come forward.
All the pretty dead girls
3
Amazingly, no one said anything to Smokey about his role as instigator.
A dog's purpose
4
She is declared to be the instigator of the present world war.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, ...
5
And then, too, there was the instigator of the entire foul plot.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
6
Supreme injustice; for the true culprit is, in such cases, the instigator!
The Life of Jesus
7
Major O'Bierne, of New-York, was the instigator of Atzerott's discovery and arrest.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
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The instigator of the opposition in Utica was ex-Governor Horatio Seymour.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) / Includin...
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One wonders in what category the instigator of the present war should appear.
A Surgeon in Belgium
10
It was named by the FBI as a potential instigator of domestic terrorism.
Reuters
11
Even Pablo Aimar, their genius and instigator, was really pestering people.
The Guardian
12
You wish to bring the instigator of this plot against you to justice.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
13
In the morning, he'd been the instigator as they were dressing for breakfast.
Amagansett
14
Margaret, although the younger, is the instigator of the evening's exploit.
The Guardian
15
Cobb, who was the instigator-soit seemed to me-ofthe rest, sung out-
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
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But, with Thomas Clarke, Mac Diarmada was a prime instigator of the Rising.
The Irish Times
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Instigator through the time
Instigator across language varieties
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