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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exciter
  1. promoter
  2. agitator
  3. demonstrator
  4. proponent
  5. rebel
  6. supporter
  7. apostle
  8. provocateur
Noun
  • As president, Trump leaned even further into his role as a promoter of his own businesses.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Kennedy has been a leading promoter of false theories about vaccines being linked to autism.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of promoter
Noun
  • Make sure they're evenly spaced around the center agitator.
    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
Definition of agitator
Noun
  • During the first rally, demonstrators repeatedly interrupted his speech, stomped on police patrol cars outside and shattered windows with rocks, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The Hungarian leader's remarks came while protests erupted outside Georgia's Parliament on Monday night, with demonstrators demanding a new vote supervised by international observers.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of demonstrator
Noun
  • If former President Donald Trump is elected president, the nation's loudest anti-vaccine proponent could conceivably be in a position to drastically transform U.S. health policy.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, inmates would have the option to spend their time participating in rehabilitation programs, which proponents say would reduce recidivism.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of proponent
Noun
  • The rebels have threatened new attacks in response to Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and its killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The Israel-Hamas war has intensified other conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on international shipping lanes by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • Photo: David Dee Delgado/AFP/Getty Images Members and supporters of the New York Immigration Coalition at an Election Night watch party at their offices in New York City.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
  • More:Trump supporters expect election fraud and violence Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of supporter
Noun
  • The chapel was meant to house relics of the martyrs and apostles, Rossi said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The story goes that 13 guests attended the Last Supper—Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles—and the next day, Good Friday, was the day of Jesus’ crucifixion.
    Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of apostle
Noun
  • My sense is that people infatuated with this tinpot Marxist analysis enjoy the rush of feeling like the naughty provocateur without paying any real price for transgression.
    Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Turning Point Action, founded by conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk, has held GOP vote-chasing events with at least 22 churches in six swing states since March, according to research conducted by the progressive watchdog group Documented and verified by NBC News.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of provocateur
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