irritator

But the lion-irritator's excess of courage is fool-hardiness.

Marshall Grossman: Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice. And Moderation in the Pursuit of Justice is No Virtue--Barry Goldwater 2008

He had been aware of Sam's increasing irritation (though neither boy could have clearly stated its cause) and that very irritation produced a corresponding emotion in the bosom of the irritator.

Penrod and Sam Booth Tarkington 1907

-- The depth of a full bottom denotes the length of a chancery suit, and the black coif behind, like a blistering plaister, seems to shew us that law is a great irritator, and only to be used in cases of necessity.

A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812 Geo. Alex. Stevens 1893

Dallas' irritator-in-chief, is a real leader on this club.

SI.com 2010

The 5-foot-11 defensive irritator and instigator started Washington's rally from down 19-10 with a floater in the lane after three consecutive Washington turnovers.

Newsvine - Get Smarter Here 2009

A writer is the (hopefully) informed observer/researcher, curator/broadcaster, instigator/irritator, and conscience who can say something in a way so another can respond, yes, exactly!

rob mclennan's blog 2009

I have no doubt that problems remain, but from what I’ve observed, the TSA is an equal-opportunity irritator.

Letters to the Editor 2009

I have no doubt that problems remain, but from what I’ve observed, the TSA is an equal-opportunity irritator.

Letters to the Editor 2009

And Jean suddenly felt that this guy who happened to click very well with her a few days or weeks ago had, as a matter of fact, became a stalker, a busy body, a irritator, or simply put, an insecure bastard.

SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010