Someone who thinks of himself/herself as David, and the other guy as Goliath in any argument or incident, thinks the other guy is always the argumentative one. Someone who will create drama out of what doesn't matter in life, and where there was no drama.
The instigator carried a couple stones for her slingshot at the beach in case the seagulls thought she was bluffing.
by Solid Mantis November 30, 2019

The kind of person who never gets investigated, because they're always having someone else investigated.
The instigator would always have opponents investigated before they would think to investigate him/her. It was a brilliant strategy, blindsiding people that way.
by Solid Mantis January 23, 2020

by hcacptruthsxx January 12, 2024

When someone or something instigates foul nonsense bullshit to the point of receiving backlash and payback but nobody really wins.
Jeff stop fucking with Tara, Tara stop engaging with Jeff or he’ll never stop.
Jason “I’ve had it with this instigating fuckery.”
Jason “I’ve had it with this instigating fuckery.”
by TaraRae82 January 2, 2023

by jbrooke1017 December 2, 2020

The instigator would convince a 10th grader to shoot up a school, a gunman to shoot up a church or mall, or an assassin to shoot down an enemy, rather than doing those things himself/herself, that way the masses (which had been manipulated in a cultlike manner) would fall in line once they had their enemy identified.
by The Original Agahnim January 18, 2022

Someone who gains from something like a court case at an oppurtune time, and it's also a way to silence or dispose of enemies.
by Solid Mantis April 21, 2021
