exciter

noun

ik-ˈsī-tər How to pronounce exciter (audio)
Definition of exciternext
as in promoter
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent many of the exciters of the so-called "tax revolt" were actually campaign workers for one of the gubernatorial candidates

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  1. promoter
  2. agitator
  3. demonstrator
  4. proponent
  5. rebel
  6. supporter
  7. apostle
  8. provocateur
Noun
  • Fury’s legendary promoter, Frank Warren, seemed to take the announcement in stride.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This was just the latest in a series of moves—including elevating former Republican operative Joel Kaplan to chief global affairs officer and adding combat-sports promoter Dana White to Meta’s board—that seem to indicate the company is vying to get into the good graces of the new administration.
    Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of promoter
Noun
  • The tech billionaire has called for new elections in the U.K., criticizing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and voicing support for far-right figures in the country such as Nigel Farage, head of the Reform party, and Tommy Robinson, an anti-immigrant agitator.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
  • On April 30, agitators who were said to identify as Zionist attacked the encampment.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of agitator
Noun
  • Advertisement An hour after the protest began, police escorted some demonstrators out of the office space.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • After his comments, three demonstrators spoke out about the California wildfires, which have killed dozens and been linked to climate change.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of demonstrator
Noun
  • Lately, proponents of the cull have pointed to a 2023 study by researchers from the Animal and Plant Health Agency, which seemed to show a reduction in bovine tuberculosis.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Hours before this year’s legislative session formally began, proponents of school vouchers had already embarked on their push for what is likely to be one of the most contested topics in Idaho over the coming months.
    Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of proponent
Noun
  • In The Rise of Skywalker, the rebels manage to amass an army and take the fight to the evil Emperor Palpatine, who threatened to take over the galaxy with the biggest military force ever seen.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Their nations have also tried to coordinate on policies toward Syria, where rebels recently toppled Bashar al-Assad, the longtime dictator.
    Edward Wong, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • Junior is the pride of Colombia’s Atlantic coast, and Rodriguez is Colombia’s star man, idolized and protected by the national team’s loyal supporters in Barranquilla.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In Los Feliz for more than a decade, Adomian is reputed as a vocal comedy-scene supporter and cheerleader.
    Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of supporter
Noun
  • The other day, The Athletic’s Duncan Alexander — an analytics apostle if ever there was one — got talking with a data denier in a pub.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Taken together, these apostles display impressive credentials.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of apostle
Noun
  • But the choices of Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and Trump surrogate, to run the Justice Department and Kash Patel, a former Trump aide and far-right provocateur, to be director of the F.B.I. have put the issue front and center.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Steve Bannon Steve Bannon, a right-wing provocateur and Trump’s former chief strategist, was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of provocateur
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