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stirrer

noun
/ˈstɜːɹə/UK/ˈstɝɚ/US

Etymology

From stir + -er.

  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”

Definitions

  1. A device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and…

    A device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).

    • We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!

  2. A person who stirs something.

    • The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms.

  3. A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.

    • Near-synonyms: (vulgar) shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger
    • Why would you say something so hurtful? God, you are such a stirrer!
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.

      • I heard some early stirrers in the kitchen at dawn, but I saw no reason to get up yet.
      • An early stirrer, by the rood!

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