agitator
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈædʒɪˌteɪtər/
:
agitador
- He was labeled an agitator after leading several demonstrations for workers' rights.
- league of agitators
- the work of agitators
- female agitators
Well, my reaction to her was I am a equal opportunity agitator.
- Well, my reaction to her was I am a equal opportunity agitator.
- You know, all we got is models for instigators, The the, the professional agitators.
Examples
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In effect, the fears stirred up by anti-Catholic agitators became something of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Academic text (1991) -
Is this the work of outside agitators?
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But they are certainly ripening for any agitator who may come along.
Academic text (2005) -
I told you to stay away from these agitators.
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You have a small group of really radical students who work hand in hand with outside professional agitators and they should be expelled.
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She's a dangerous agitator and no corrective measures seem effective.
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The leader was responsible for choosing new agitators, supervising their work, and running and organizing meetings.
Academic text (2005) -
Political parties had multiplied, fielding private armies of agitators and thugs who battled each other in the streets.
Fiction book (2000) -
The protest was organized by a well-known agitator who advocates for social change.
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Local authorities accused the agitator of inciting unrest among the community.
Synonyms
542
2.5
A person who campaigns for political or social change
69
4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
14
8.8
A person who on purpose causes trouble or makes others do wrong
12
6.8
A person who starts trouble or urges others to act
10
7.9
A person who tries to make others protest or cause trouble
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8.5
A person who makes a crowd angry or excited about politics
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6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
1
7.5
A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react
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7.3
A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
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8.1
A person who persuades others to do something or accept an idea
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5.8
A person who encourages and organizes people to take action for a cause
A person who causes political trouble by encouraging others to act against the government
A person who on purpose makes others start trouble or fight
A person who says things that make people angry or start fights
A person who makes others want to act and change things
A person who shouts loudly to protest or attract attention
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
A person who makes small problems into big arguments
Antonyms
How Agitating
- Formal
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7.9
19
9.3
- Literature
6
8.5
16
6.5
12
6.8
- Offensive
69
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Agitator comes from the Latin word agere, which means 'to do' or 'to drive', and from agitate, which means 'to shake or stir'. So an agitator is like someone who 'stirs up' people or feelings to make them take action.