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shit-stirrer

noun

Etymology

From shit + stirrer. Compare the verb stir shit.

  1. derived from *sturiz✻ — “turmoil, noise, confusion”
  2. inherited from styrian — “to be in motion, move, agitate, stir, disturb, trouble”
  3. inherited from stiren
  4. suffixed as stirrer — “stir + er”
  5. compounded as shit-stirrer — “shit + stirrer”

Definitions

  1. One who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by…

    One who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would prefer to keep secret.

    • Near-synonyms: shitmonger; troublemaker

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