All inciter synonyms

noun inciter

• agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
• pusher — a person or thing that pushes.
• radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
• agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
• propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
• troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
• incendiary — used or adapted for setting property on fire: incendiary bombs.
• partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
• zealot — a person who shows zeal.
• malcontent — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
• instigator — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
• champion — A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
• reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
• advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
• dissident — a person who dissents.
• ringleader — a person who leads others, especially in opposition to authority, law, etc.: a ringleader of revolutionary activities.
• revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
• heretic — a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
• fighter — a boxer; pugilist.
• rabble-rouser — a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for his or her own interests; demagogue.
• firebrand — a piece of burning wood or other material.
• demagogue — If you say that someone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
• anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
• rebel — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
• leftist — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
• mover — a person or thing that moves.
• reformer — a person devoted to bringing about reform, as in politics or society.
• revisionist — an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.
• dogmatist — a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
• foment — to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
• provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
• fomenter — One who incites or promotes.
• disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
• sparkplug — to lead, inspire, or animate something or someone.