agitator

CEFRC2

/ˈædʒɪteɪtə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who encourages people to protest or demand change.

  2. 02

    noun

    A device that stirs or mixes a substance.

Examples

  • The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.

  • The students were animated by the agitator's appeal.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An implement for shaking or mixing.

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

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

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From agitate + -or.