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stirrer

Syllables: stir·rerUK/ˈstɜːɹə/US/ˈstɝɚ/

stirrer noun: a device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).

Noun

stirrer (plural stirrers)

  1. A device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).
    • We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!
  2. A person who stirs something.
    • The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms.
  3. (slang) A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.
    • Near-synonyms: (vulgar) shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger
    • Why would you say something so hurtful? God, you are such a stirrer!
  4. One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.
    • I heard some early stirrers in the kitchen at dawn, but I saw no reason to get up yet.
    • An early stirrer, by the rood!c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...

stirrer meaning in Tamil

stirrer in Tamil

கலக்கி, கிளறுகரண்டி, கிண்டி, கலக்குவான், கிளறி

Synonyms of stirrer

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Forms of stirrer

pluralstirrers

Origin of stirrer

From stir + -er.

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Questions about stirrer

What does stirrer mean?
Stirrer means a device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).
What is stirrer in Tamil?
Stirrer in Tamil is கலக்கி, கிளறுகரண்டி, கிண்டி. See Stirrer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stirrer?
Stirrer is a noun.
How do you pronounce stirrer?
Stirrer is pronounced /ˈstɜːɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of stirrer?
The plural of stirrer is stirrers.

Words near stirrer in the dictionary

  1. stirred up a hornets' nest
  2. stirred up the animals
  3. stirred-curd cheese
  4. stirred-curd cheeses
  5. stirredst
  6. stirrer
  7. stirrer-up
  8. stirrers
  9. stirrers-up
  10. stirrest
  11. stirreth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stirrer (page history and authors); stirrer (Tamil 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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