agitator
noun
ag·i·ta·tor
ˈa-jə-ˌtā-tər 
: one that agitates: such as
a
: one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues
political agitators
b
: a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking
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Examples of agitator in a Sentence
The police arrested several anti-government agitators.
a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government
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Someone like Tucker Carlson, Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake, annoying agitator Vivek Ramaswamy, even Trump’s own son, Don Jr.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
But because these are left-wing agitators, many of whom voice the sympathies of members of the newsrooms of the American press, they are given a pass and Biden is given a pass.
—Erick Erickson, Orange County Register, 17 June 2024
In addition to the group’s public statement calling for the escalation of encampment protests and its direction of protesters to various encampment sites through its public Telegram account, WOL’s role as a key agitator increasing the anti-Israel vitriol on campuses is clear.
—Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
Police have arrested one person and are searching for two others after anti-Israel agitators were seen burning American and Israeli flags just outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan this week.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 14 June 2024
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
But because these are left-wing agitators, many of whom voice the sympathies of members of the newsrooms of the American press, they are given a pass and Biden is given a pass.
—Erick Erickson, Orange County Register, 17 June 2024
In addition to the group’s public statement calling for the escalation of encampment protests and its direction of protesters to various encampment sites through its public Telegram account, WOL’s role as a key agitator increasing the anti-Israel vitriol on campuses is clear.
—Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
Police have arrested one person and are searching for two others after anti-Israel agitators were seen burning American and Israeli flags just outside the Israeli consulate in Manhattan this week.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 14 June 2024
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“Agitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitator. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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agitator
noun
ag·i·ta·tor
ˈaj-ə-ˌtāt-ər
1
: a person who stirs up public feeling
2
: a device for stirring or shaking
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