What does agitator mean?
Definitions for agitator
ˈædʒ ɪˌteɪ tərag·i·ta·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
agitator, fomenternoun
one who agitates; a political troublemaker
Wiktionary
agitatornoun
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators.
agitatornoun
An implement for shaking or mixing.
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 Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Agitatornoun
one who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators
Agitatornoun
one of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators
Agitatornoun
an implement for shaking or mixing
Etymology: [L.]
Wikidata
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.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agitator in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agitator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of agitator in a Sentence
Every now and then an agitator deserves it.
The guy is a professional agitator, he went there to cause a problem...It's like the guy walking into a bar looking to start a fight.
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.
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.
It is very important that the officers know they are getting due process, our information was that individual was an agitator.
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