agitator

agitator
a) One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators.
b) An implement for shaking or mixing.

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  • agitator — agìtātor (agitȃtor) m DEFINICIJA onaj koji agitira [politički agitator; idejni agitator] ETIMOLOGIJA vidi agitirati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Agitator — is a term for a person that actively supports some ideology or movement with speeches and especially actions.English AgitatorsIn the English speaking world, the term first referred to men who were elected to present complaints of army soldiers,… …   Wikipedia

  • agitator — (n.) 1640s, agent noun from AGITATE (Cf. agitate) (v.); originally elected representative of the common soldiers in Cromwell s army, who brought grievances (chiefly over lack of pay) to their officers and Parliament. Political sense is first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

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