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agitator

noun
/ˈædʒɪteɪtə/UK/ˈædʒɪteɪtɚ/US

Etymology

From agitate + -or.

  1. borrowed from agitātus
  2. inherited from agitat — “set in motion”
  3. suffixed as agitator — “agitate + -or”

Definitions

  1. One who agitates

    One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

    • Near-synonyms: instigator; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker
    • In addition, they kept a watch on political agitators and foreigners arriving and departing at the port.
    • I’m only aware of one anti-ICE raid incident in California over the summer in which a single agitator pointed a pistol at federal agents, and that person is apparently still at large.

  2. An implement for shaking or mixing.

  3. One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after…

    One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA