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Fomenter

Fomenter \Fo*ment"er\, n. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a fomenter of sedition.

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fomenter

n. One who incites or promotes.

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fomenter

n. one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: agitator]

Usage examples of "fomenter".

His business now was not that of a spy but of a fomenter of mischief, a begetter of delays--for great things were preparing in the south, where Liman was holding a long line in face of an enemy who showed an ominous quiescence.

There were distinguished exceptions, but the general composition was of obscure provincial advocates, of stewards of petty local jurisdictions, country attornies, notaries, and the whole train of the ministers of municipal litigation, the fomenters and conductors of the petty war of village vexation.