exciter

noun

ex·​cit·​er ik-ˈsī-tər 

1

: one that excites

2

a

: a generator or battery that supplies the electric current used to produce the magnetic field in another generator or motor

b

: an electrical oscillator that generates the carrier frequency (as for a radio transmitter)

Synonyms

• agitator
• demagogue
• demagog
• firebrand
• fomenter
• incendiary
• inciter
• instigator
• kindler
• provocateur
• rabble-rouser

Examples of exciter in a Sentence

many of the exciters of the so-called “tax revolt” were actually campaign workers for one of the gubernatorial candidates

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1