rouser
- noun
- /ˈraʊzər/
- "Even during my own newscast, I saw you standing above the crowd, shouting and railing against the governor like some kind of rabble-rouser."
- rabble-rouser
They're fomenting all these kind of rabble rousers to to literally overthrow the the elected.
- They're fomenting all these kind of rabble rousers to to literally overthrow the the elected.
Examples
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Joy and his fellow rabble-rousers succeeded in garnering attention.
Academic text (2009) -
There's always a rabble-rouser stirring up trouble.
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I know about these rabble-rousers.
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All I need is another rabble-rouser.
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Why would I want to go help a bunch of rabble-rousers?
Fiction book (2002) -
And our cameras also caught Tracy Turnblad, the teenage TV personality and rabble-rouser.
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Joe knew her then: Chelsea Brennan, fiery spokeswoman or rabble-rouser for the Green Earth Party, with a cult following all her own.
Fiction book (2001) -
The motivational speaker was a skilled rouser, inspiring the audience to take action.
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As the event began, the energetic rouser encouraged everyone to join in the festivities.
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He acted as a rouser, waking the crowd with his powerful speech and enthusiasm.
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Etymology
Rouser comes from the verb rouse, which means 'to wake' or 'to stir'. So a rouser is literally someone who wakes others or gets them moving.