Meaning of AGITATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'aji`teytur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] one who agitates; a political troublemaker |
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| | Synonyms: | | fomenter |
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| | See Also: | | bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ag"i*ta`tor\, n. [L.]
1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as,
political reformers and agitators.
2. (Eng. Hist.) One of a body of men appointed by the army,
in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; --
called also {adjutators}. --Clarendon.
3. An implement for shaking or mixing.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This device is used to stir or shake up a mixture; the types generally used are flat blade, marine screw, turbine, and variable pitch screw. |
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| | Related Terms: | | activist, agent provocateur, agitprop, beater, blender, brawler, catalyst, cement mixer, churn, crucible, demagogue, eggbeater, emulsifier, exciter, extremist, firebrand, fomenter, frondeur, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, insubordinate, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, insurrecto, jiggler, malcontent, maverick, melting pot, mischief-maker, mixer, mover, mutineer, nonconformist, paddle, provocateur, provoker, rabble-rouser, rebel, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, ringleader, rioter, rouser, seditionary, seditionist, shaker, subversive, traitor, troublemaker, urger, vibrator, whisk |
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