Skip to content

instigador

instigator

noun een-stee-gah-DOHR Rare
People & Society Crime

Origin: From Latin instigator (one who urges on), from instigare.

Also means

ringleader

Usage Note

Instigador is the person who provokes or incites others to act, often with negative connotations — the one behind the scenes pushing others to commit an act. The feminine is instigadora. In legal Spanish instigador is a precise term for someone who induces another to commit a crime (instigador del delito), distinct from the direct perpetrator (autor).

Examples

"La policía buscaba al instigador de los disturbios."

Natural Translation

The police were looking for the instigator of the riots.

Explore Spanish by topic