causers
Those who originate
A causer is someone or something that brings about a result or makes something happen.
The word appears most often in compounds or phrases that identify what produces a particular effect: the main causers of pollution, disease causers.
It's a straightforward agent noun from cause, though in practice people more often reach for alternatives like source, culprit, or simply what caused it.
One who provokes action
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- initiatorOne who starts something
- triggerWhat initiates action
- catalystAgent enabling change
provocateur · actor · originator · source · culprit · author · architect · driver
One who controls cunningly
- persuaderOne who convinces others
- lobbyistPaid legislative influencer
- pressureForce upon contact
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
sway · controller · shaper · director · guide · conditioner · inducer · coercer
One who begins something
- creatorOne who produces something
- inventorCreator of original devices
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- progenitorAncestor or originator
forefather · foremother · ancestor · begetter · generator · establisher · parent · mother
One who foments discord
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- inciterOne who provokes action
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
firebrand · inflamer · goader · taunter · baiter · irritant · pest · harasser
instigator
One who provokes action
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- initiatorOne who starts something
- triggerWhat initiates action
catalyst · provocateur · actor · originator · source · culprit · author · architect · driver · force
manipulator
One who controls cunningly
leverage · sway · controller · shaper · director · guide · conditioner · inducer · coercer · puppeteer
founder
One who begins something
- creatorOne who produces something
- inventorCreator of original devices
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
progenitor · forefather · foremother · ancestor · begetter · generator · establisher · parent · mother · father
agitator
One who foments discord
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- inciterOne who provokes action
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
rabble-rouser · firebrand · inflamer · goader · taunter · baiter · irritant · pest · harasser · needler
causersvictims
Those who suffer harm
sufferers · bystanders · innocents · casualties · collateral damage
causerspreventers
Those who avert events
stoppers · blockers · inhibitors · mitigators · neutralizers
- cause and effectHow events produce results
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- rebel without a causeDefiant person lacking motive
- cause a sceneBehave dramatically in public
- natural causesDeath without external intervention
- cause a stirCreate noticeable commotion