stirrer
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈstɜːrər/
- Offensive
:
cizañero
- The stirrer enjoyed creating tension by spreading false stories among the neighbors.
- shit-stirrer
Examples
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The stirrer-up of strife, the lover of argument, he who rushes into self-defense upon any or every provocation, believes in strife and will have naught to do with peace.
Blog text (34) -
In a panic riot, trustworthy information goes dark, and the stirrers manipulate the mob with blood-curdling unproven anecdotes.
Blog text (29) -
"This was your idea of a stirrer?" he says.
Fiction book (2002) -
You, Kevvboy, are a "stirrer."
Blog text (28) -
He was definitely a stirrer-up of people.
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Our son, the stirrer!
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In the meeting, she was labeled a stirrer because of her constant gossip about team members.
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Everyone knew he was a stirrer who thrived on drama and conflict in the office.
Synonyms
69
4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
16
6.5
A person who stirs up strong public feelings for political change
15
7.8
A person who gives one-sided or false information to help a political group
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
6
8.5
A person who makes a crowd angry or excited about politics
4
8.1
A person who tries to annoy others online or in conversation
3
9.6
A person who tries to make others feel strong dislike and anger toward a group
2
6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
2
6.0
A person who causes small trouble by playing tricks or starting gossip
1
8.9
A person who posts angry, insulting messages online
1
8.5
A person who spreads nasty stories about others to harm them, often in politics
1
7.3
A person who says false things about someone to harm them
1
6.8
A person who makes others believe things that are not true
1
8.7
A person who spreads scary stories to make people worried
1
7.5
A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react
1
8.4
A person who often tells private stories about other people
1
5.9
A person or group that attracts public attention by causing controversy
1
8.3
A person who spreads private or untrue stories about others
1
9.9
A person who spreads gossip or secrets to hurt others
1
8.8
A person who says false things to harm someone's reputation
A person who says or does things that cause arguments and make people angry
A person who on purpose makes others start trouble or fight
A person who causes political trouble by encouraging others to act against the government
A person who says things that make people angry or start fights
A person who causes anger or arguments between people
A person who makes small problems into big arguments
A person who often spreads gossip or private news about others
A person who often tells news or rumors to many people
A person who spreads harmful gossip about others to attract attention
A person who tells lies about someone to harm their good name
A person who writes false things about someone to harm their reputation
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
Antonyms
How Provocative
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6.5
12
6.8
- Offensive
1
7.3
2
6.0
- Offensive
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2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stirrer can also mean a person who causes trouble; it comes from stir as in 'stir up', which means 'to start or make stronger', plus the ending -er. Think of someone who 'stirs the pot' and mixes feelings or gossip, so a stirrer is someone who provokes or makes trouble.