Definitions for agitator
ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tərag·i·ta·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitator, fomenternoun

   one who agitates; a political troublemaker

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agitatornoun

   One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators.

2. agitatornoun

   An implement for shaking or mixing.

3. agitatornoun

   One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; called also adjutators.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agitatornoun

   He that agitates any thing; he who manages affairs: in which sense seems to be used the agitators of the army.

   Etymology: from agitate.

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1. agitator

   An agitator is a person or device that causes a reaction or provokes disturbance, excitement, or change, often for a particular purpose. This can apply to various contexts such as in politics (a person who campaigns for political or social change), machinery (a device that stirs or shakes materials) or laundry (a device that moves clothes around to clean them).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agitatornoun

   one who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators

2. Agitatornoun

   one of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators

3. Agitatornoun

   an implement for shaking or mixing

4. Etymology: [L.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Agitator

   An agitator is a person who actively supports some ideology or movement with speeches and especially actions. The Agitators were a political movement as well as elected representatives of soldiers, including the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell, during the English Civil War. They were also known as adjutators. Many of the ideas of the movement were later adopted by the Levellers.

Matched Categories

1. • Troublemaker

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agitator in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agitator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of agitator in a Sentence

1. Ayman Odeh:

   There is someone who set this plan: Benjamin Netanyahu, we need to overthrow him, our biggest agitator, the person behind the Deal of the Century.

2. Craig Robinson:

   Evangelical voters are looking for a thoughtful leader at a time like this, not someone who is simply an agitator, it's the next battle, the preservation of the free exercise clause contained in the First Amendment, that they need to be concerned with.

3. Byron Brown:

   It is very important that the officers know they are getting due process, our information was that individual was an agitator.

4. Rob Berschinski:

   Secretary Pompeo notion that religious liberty and property rights are inherently more important than, for instance, freedom from discrimination, is dangerous. And Secretary Pompeo assertion that President Donald Trump stands opposed to those fomenting division in American society, rather than as a leading agitator of societal discord, is simply absurd.

5. Michael Cohen:

   Nobody wants to see anybody get beaten up, but if a guy goes there with a purpose ... he wants to be an agitator ... you know what, that's between the individual who wants to be an agitator and the people that are there to listen to Mr. Trump.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=agitator
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Agitator
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=agitator
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitator
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=agitator
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=agitator