ochlagogue
noun/ˈɒkləɡɒɡ/UK
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀχλαγωγός (okhlagōgós), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “mob”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading, guiding”).
- derived from ὀχλαγωγός
Definitions
A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting…
A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy.
- Ochlagogue! What a name for an Irish horse! EVOK.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ochlagogue. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA