agitator
noun
ag·i·ta·tor
ˈa-jə-ˌtā-tər 
: one that agitates: such as
a
: one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues
political agitators
b
: a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking
Examples of agitator in a Sentence
The police arrested several anti-government agitators.
a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Northerners were seen as outside agitators, trying to spread the notion that Black literacy was a good idea.
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Republicans have dismissed the intense district meetings, arguing the events are being filled with Democratic agitators.
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Northerners were seen as outside agitators, trying to spread the notion that Black literacy was a good idea.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Republicans have dismissed the intense district meetings, arguing the events are being filled with Democratic agitators.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Musk also took time out of his schedule to endorse Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party and participated in an online campaign to convince British officials to release far-right agitator Tommy Robinson.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Agitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitator. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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agitator
noun
ag·i·ta·tor
ˈaj-ə-ˌtāt-ər
1
: a person who stirs up public feeling
2
: a device for stirring or shaking
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