Synonyms of stirrer
80 similar words
Another word for stirrer is pot stirrer. Other synonyms of stirrer are agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear and beggar.
Synonyms and similar words for stirrer
nounA person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.
- pot stirrerOne who causes unrest; one who stirs the pot.
- agitator
- bad boy
- bad news
- bear
- beggar
- bhoy
- blackguard
- booger
- boot boy
- bovver boyA hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.
- brat
- brawler
- buffoon
- bugger
- bully
- charva dialectal
- cutup
- devil
- elf
- enfant terrible
- firebrand
- gadfly
- hell-raiser
- hood
- hoodlum
- hool slang
- hoolie slang
- hooligan
- hothead
- imp
- inciterOne who incites.
- initiator
- instigatorA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- joker
- jokester
- knave
- lout
- makebate
- minx
- mischief
- mischief-makerA person who makes mischief.
- miscreant
- ne'er-do-well
- pixie
- practical jokerSomeone who instigates practical jokes; a prankster.
- pranksterOne who performs pranks.
- puck
- punk
- rabble rouserSomeone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
- rapscallionA rascal, scamp, rogue, or scoundrel.
- rascal
- rogue
- rowdy
- ruffian
- scamp
- scapegraceA wild and reckless person (especially a boy); a scoundrel.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
- shit disturber
- shitmongerA person who peddles worthless, overblown, or harmful ideas or gossip.
- shit-stirrerOne who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would...
- tearawayAn impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.
- thug
- toughA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
- troublemaker
- undesirableAn undesirable person.
- vandal
- wag
- wrangler
- yob UK
- yobbo UKA yob.
- breedbate obsoleteSomeone who causes quarrels; a quarreler.
- jackanapes dated
- kindle-coal obsoleteA troublemaker.
- kindle-fire obsoleteSomething, such as a person or event, that initiates events or incites a response.
- rakeshame obsoleteAn objectionable person.
- rantipole obsolete
- roly-poly obsolete
- titivil obsoleteA mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.
- wagpastie obsoleteA rogue; a rascal; a scoundrel.
Meaning of 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 A person who stirs something.
- noun A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.
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Questions about synonyms of stirrer
- What is another word for stirrer?
- Stirrer has 80 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pot stirrer, agitator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy and blackguard.
- 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).
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