button-pusher
Gets reactions purposefully
A button-pusher is someone who knows how to provoke a reaction, especially by exploiting emotional vulnerabilities: He's such a button-pusher—he knows exactly what to say to make her angry.
The term suggests deliberate manipulation rather than accidental offense.
Less commonly, button-pusher describes someone whose job involves operating equipment by pressing buttons, often dismissively implying the work requires little skill.
One who foments discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- needlerOne who persistently irritates
irritant · wind-up merchant · pot-stirrer · gadfly · troublemaker · baiter · goader · teaser
Skilled practical worker
- controllerDevice directing a system
- machinistMetal parts fabricator
- switchboardTelephone routing panel
- panelDistinct flat section
dashboard · launch control · drone pilot · factory worker · assembly line · automation · keypunch · interface
agitator
One who foments discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- antagonistOne who opposes another
needler · irritant · wind-up merchant · pot-stirrer · gadfly · troublemaker · baiter · goader · teaser · rabble-rouser
technician
Skilled practical worker
- controllerDevice directing a system
- machinistMetal parts fabricator
- switchboardTelephone routing panel
panel · dashboard · launch control · drone pilot · factory worker · assembly line · automation · keypunch · interface · cockpit
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
button-pushermediator
Neutral conflict resolver
peacekeeper · peacemaker · diplomat · conciliator · harmonizer
button, push, pusher, buttons, buttoned, buttoning, buttonhole, buttonholes, pushed