- agitator
n. a political agitator
* * *['ædʒɪteɪtə]a political agitator
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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Agitator — Ag i*ta tor, n. [L.] 1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Hist.) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell s time, to look after their interests;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Agitator — (lat.), 1) (röm. Ant.), Wagenlenker bei den Wettrennen in den Circusspielen; 2) (fr. Agitateur, spr. Aschitator), Unruhstifter, Aufrührer, der entweder durch Aufreizungen Revolutionen vorbereitet u. zum Ausbruch bringt, od. ausgebrochene nährt;… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Agitātor — (lat., »Treiber«), jemand, der auf irgend einem Gebiete geistiger Tätigkeit, namentlich in der Politik, die Meinung der großen Masse bearbeitet … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
agitator — index catalyst, demagogue, hoodlum, insurgent, malcontent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Agitator — Agitator,der:⇨Propagandist … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
agitator — is spelt or, not er … Modern English usage
agitator — [n] person who disturbs, causes trouble adjy, advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, disrupter, dissident, dogmatist, fighter, firebrand*, fomenter, heretic, incendiary, inciter, instigator, leftist, malcontent, mover, partisan,… … New thesaurus
