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
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The police arrested several anti-government agitators.
a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government
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Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
For three decades, Nitschke has been an agitator in the right-to-die debate.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
After starting the year as an agitator, Future conversely does what’s expected of him here, slouching into his legacy without any evident interest in doing much else.
—Gary Suarez, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger and misinformation about the attack clashed with police near the prime minister’s residence in London.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024
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Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
For three decades, Nitschke has been an agitator in the right-to-die debate.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
After starting the year as an agitator, Future conversely does what’s expected of him here, slouching into his legacy without any evident interest in doing much else.
—Gary Suarez, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger and misinformation about the attack clashed with police near the prime minister’s residence in London.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024
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“Agitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitator. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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