initiator 

One who presents the first action in trying to stimulate an encounter of somewhat physical nature. FOr instance, the man or woman who presents the hand for the reciprocating slap or likewise, the arms to invite an embrace.

She initiated the hug by opening her arms and smiling at me to come forth.

initiator by Noah March 19, 2003

initiator 

Malik D can only use this and sage

Malik D’s only allowed to an initiator or sage

initiator by Vocabman March 20, 2024

roll for initiative 

Comes from tabletop games and other games that use dice in combat mechanics. Generally, when a big fight is about to go down, players will "roll for initiative" and whoever gets the higher roll gets to go first.

So, "roll for initiative" can be used as an (intentionally nerdy) synonym for "initiate a fight".

"You look like a bitch"
"Don't make me roll for initiative, motherfucker"

roll for initiative by DC-R July 26, 2016

Dharma Initiative 

The DHARMA Initiative (Department of Heuristics and Research on Material Applications) is the fictional research organisation featured in the American show "LOST".
Founded in the early 1970's as an attempt to "save the world as we know it", the Initiative was founded by Gerald and Karen DeGroot, two doctoral graduates from the University of Michigan, and funded by Alvar Hanso. Their goal was to solve the fundamental principals of the "Valenzetti Equation", an equation that could apparently predict the end of the world, through various apocalyptic events (nuclear warfare, overpopulation, etc). The core values of this equation are 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42, and the DI (Dharma Initiative) scientists were working on changing these values so that, apparently, "the one true way" could be found.
The Dharma Initiative worked on a mysterious island located somewhere in the Pacific, though it is now known to be able to move through time/space. The DI found the island by means of their "Lamp-Post" station located in Los Angeles.
Notable heads of the Initiative include Horace Goodspeed, a hippy-like character, and Pierre Chang who features in the several orientation films. Dr Chang assumes several aliases, such as Mark Wickmund and Marvin Candle, when filming these instructional videos, but it is unclear why.
Using several bunkers and research compounds, the DI performed many experiments in electromagnetism, zoology, medicine, etc (even Time itself, deep beneath the island in the Orchid Station). It is unknown at the moment if any of the mysterious phenomena seen on the island (whispers, smoke monster, hallucinations, etc) are a product of the DI's experiments, or have always been a part of the island, though it is known that the polar bears were being experimented on in the Hydra Station.
The Initiative maintained contact with the real world via the Flame Station, and could leave at will by submarine.
The DI had an uneasy truce with the indigenous people of the island, "The Hostiles" as they were known, though occasional skirmishes broke out. However, the DI were eventually wiped out by the "Hostiles" following the "purge", and they subsequently took over operation of most of the stations and living quarters.
The Dharma Initiative are still pretty much a mystery, but Season 5 of Lost has filled in much of their back story.

Marvin Candle: On behalf of all of us here at the Dharma Initiative, namaste, and good luck.

Goodspeed: Sorry, but you're not Dharma material.

Dharma Initiative by AlectoUK March 10, 2009

Instigator 

A person who causes drama and/or conflict

Person 1: "Did you hear that Jess started those rumours about Ryan"
Person 2: "She's Such an Instigator"

Instigator by Piercethesyko June 23, 2017

Instigator 

Someone who tries to make everything inflammatory by encouraging escalation of actions, while pretending to be concerned about de-escalation, resolution, compromise, and intervention, or anything else that makes him/her look like a good person among bad people.

The girl's family knew she had always been an instigator, the kind of person who said fuck you to neighbors and flipped them off by coming in their town like she owned it, with the intervention programs she supported to cover her own actions, or involvement in the questionable actions of others, and make her look like a better/stronger person than she actually was.

Instigator by Solid Mantis March 31, 2021

Instigator 

Someone who likes to fuck with people's lives more than they like to do anything else.

The instigator would rather fuck with somebody else's life or talk shit about it than tend to their own (if there was one to tend to, if it wasn't a facade of a life to show everyone).

Instigator by Solid Mantis December 2, 2020