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1 agitator
noun (a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling: a political agitator.) agitátor, -ka* * *• agitátor
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agitator — noun (C) 1 someone who encourages people to work towards changing something in society: a political agitator 2 a machine used to shake or mix liquids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
agitator — (n.) 1640s, agent noun from AGITATE (Cf. agitate) (v.); originally elected representative of the common soldiers in Cromwell s army, who brought grievances (chiefly over lack of pay) to their officers and Parliament. Political sense is first… … Etymology dictionary
agitator — noun Date: circa 1734 one that agitates: as a. one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues < political agitators > b. a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking … New Collegiate Dictionary
agitator — noun a) One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators. b) An implement for shaking or mixing … Wiktionary
agitator — UK [ˈædʒɪˌteɪtə(r)] / US [ˈædʒɪˌteɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms agitator : singular agitator plural agitators 1) mainly journalism someone who organizes and persuades people to join a protest or political activity. This word shows that you do … English dictionary
agitator — ag|i|ta|tor [ ædʒı,teıtər ] noun count 1. ) someone who organizes and persuades people to join a protest or political activity. This word shows that you do not approve of people like this. 2. ) a machine that shakes something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
agitator — /ˈædʒəteɪtə/ (say ajuhtaytuh) noun 1. someone who stirs up others, with a view to gaining support for a particular cause, political party, etc. 2. a machine for agitating and mixing, as in the manufacture of paints. 3. the part of the washing… …
demagogue — noun he was drawn into a circle of campus demagogues Syn: rabble rouser, agitator, political agitator, soapbox orator, firebrand, fomenter, provocateur … Thesaurus of popular words
malcontent — I noun agitator, anarchist, ardent champion of change, brawler, caviler, censurer, complainant, complainer, critic, crusader, demonstrator, detractor, diehard, disputer, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, extremist, fanatic, faultfinder, fighter … Law dictionary
agitate — [ˈædʒɪˌteɪt] verb [I] to try to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other political activity students agitating for more freedom[/ex] agitator noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gadfly — /ˈgædflaɪ/ (say gadfluy) noun (plural gadflies) 1. any fly that goads or stings domestic animals, such as the many voracious, bloodsucking flies of the dipterous family Tabanidae. 2. someone, such as a journalist or political agitator, who, by… …