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rabble rousers

rabble rousers is the plural of rabble rouser.

Meaning of rabble rouser

Noun

rabble rouser (plural rabble rousers)

  1. (idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
    • They proceed steadily from studies of human character and destiny, the proper business of the novelist, to mere outpourings of social and economic panaceas, the proper business of leader writers, chautauquas rabble-rousers and hedge politicians.1917, H. L. Mencken, “Joseph Conrad”, in A Book of Prefaces
    Synonyms:
    demagogue

Questions about rabble rousers

What is rabble rousers the plural of?
Rabble rousers is the plural of rabble rouser.

Words near rabble rousers in the dictionary

  1. rabbitwise
  2. rabbitwood
  3. rabbity
  4. rabble
  5. rabble rouser
  6. rabble rousers
  7. rabble-rouse
  8. rabble-roused
  9. rabble-rouser
  10. rabble-rousers
  11. rabble-rouses

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