agitator

Etymology

noun

  1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
    In addition, they kept a watch on political agitators and foreigners arriving and departing at the port. 1998, Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, Imperial Power and Popular Politics, page 208
  2. An implement for shaking or mixing.
  3. (historical) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.

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