agitator

[ aj-i-tey-ter ]

/ ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tər /

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noun

a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause: The boss said he would fire any union agitators.

a machine or device for agitating and mixing.

Origin of agitator

First recorded in 1730–40; agitate + -or²

OTHER WORDS FROM agitator

ag·i·ta·to·ri·al

[aj-i-tuh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-] /ˌædʒ ɪ təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective

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agitate, agitated, agitated depression, agitation, agitato, agitator, agitpop, agitprop, aglaia, aglaophon of thasos, aglare

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As an agitator of stereotypes, how did you feel about The Birth of a Nation?

Spike Lee on Blackface, ‘Oldboy,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ and The Brooklyn Nets |Jimmy So |October 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I saw myself as an advocate and agitator and behind-the-scenes lobbyist on some very minor aspects of it.

Can This Blogger Unseat Barbara Boxer? |Lloyd Grove |April 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Where an agitator is used, the trouble of milk souring or tainting beneath an air-tight covering of cream, is obviated.

Hints on cheese-making |Thomas Day Curtis
The contents showed that Miss Hamlyn, the agitator's only daughter, had been occupied in the choice of corsets.

A Lost Cause |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

But Cobden's parliamentary work was at this time less important than his work as an agitator.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol X |Various
She is the agitator of the old world, and agitation is the lever of reform.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various
The agitator was sent across the lines into the Confederacy.

Lincoln |Nathaniel Wright Stephenson

British Dictionary definitions for agitator

agitator

/ (ˈædʒɪˌteɪtə) /

noun

a person who agitates for or against a cause, etc

a device, machine, or part used for mixing, shaking, or vibrating a material, usually a fluid

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