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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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14 words match “CITER”

CITER n.
One who cites.
EXCITER n.
One who, or that which, excites. Hope is the grand exciter of industry. Dr. H. More.
INCITER n.
One who, or that which, incites.
RECITER n.
One who recites; also, a book of extracts for recitation.
BOUTEFEU n.
An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [Obs.] Animated by . . . John à Chamber, a very boutefeu, . . . they entered into open rebellion. Bacon.
ELECTROMOTOR n.
A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus for generating a current of electricity.
GESTOUR n.
A reciter of gests or legendary tales; a story-teller. [Obs.] Minstrels and gestours for to tell tales. Chaucer.
IMPULSOR n.
One who, or that which, impels; an inciter. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
INCENDIARY n.
on who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter. Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries. Bentley.
INCENSOR n.
A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
SCALD n.
One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. [Written also skald.] A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. Sir W. Scott…
SEDITIONARY n.
An inciter or promoter of sedition. Bp. Hall.
SETTER n.
sition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter forth.
STIRRER n.
about, especially after sleep; as, an early stirrer. Shak. Stirrer up, an instigator or inciter. Atterbury.