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agitator

/ˈædʒɪteɪtə/US/ˈædʒɪteɪtɚ/

agitator noun: one who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

Noun

agitator (plural agitators)

  1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
    • Near-synonyms: instigator; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker
    • 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.
    Synonyms:
    adjutator

agitator meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

agitator in Hindi

one who agitates
आंदोलनकारी āndolankārī, आंदोलनकर्ता āndolankartā

agitator in Tamil

கலகக்காரர், கிளர்ச்சியாளர், கிளறுவான், குலுக்கி

agitator in Urdu

ہلورنی, متھانی, شورشی

agitator in Malayalam

ഇളക്കുന്നവൻ, പ്രക്ഷോഭകൻ, കൂട്ടിത്തല്ലിക്കുന്നവൻ
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agitator in Kannada
ಚಳವಳಿಗಾರ, ಬಂಡಾಯಗಾರ, ದಂಗೆಕೋರ, ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಕಾರ

Examples of agitator in a sentence

  • Thus began a dual career as political agitator and upper-crust sybarite.
  • He was called the “suppressor” by certain boycotters, while American officials labeled him the “chief agitator.”
  • The back is the dangerest part, where the agitator comes up against the back.

All 11 example sentences with agitator

Synonyms of agitator

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Forms of agitator

pluralagitators
alternative form (obsolete)agitatour

Plural of agitator: agitators

Origin of agitator

From agitate + -or.

Words formed from agitator

Questions about agitator

What does agitator mean?
Agitator means one who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
What is agitator in Hindi?
Agitator in Hindi is आंदोलनकारी (āndolankārī), आंदोलनकर्ता (āndolankartā). See Agitator meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is agitator?
Agitator is a noun.
How do you pronounce agitator?
Agitator is pronounced /ˈædʒɪteɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of agitator?
The plural of agitator is agitators.

Words near agitator in the dictionary

  1. agitationist
  2. agitationists
  3. agitations
  4. agitative
  5. agitato
  6. agitator
  7. agitatorial
  8. agitators
  9. agitatory
  10. agitatos
  11. agitatour

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Adapted from Wiktionary: agitator (page history and authors); agitator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); agitator (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); agitator (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); agitator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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