agitator

ag·i·ta·tor | \ ˈa-jə-ˌtā-tər

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Definition of agitator

: 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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The police arrested several anti-government agitators. a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government

Recent Examples on the Web Most of all, as outside agitator Dan Loeb has been proselytizing, the changes don’t provide money to create enough new shows for Disney to be anything but ancillary in a streaming market dominated by Netflix, Amazon and YouTube. — WSJ, "Business Doesn’t Stop for the Election," 13 Oct. 2020 Who, David Remnick asks, is the true agitator behind the racial unrest? — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Doris Burke on Life Inside the N.B.A. Bubble," 30 Sep. 2020 Who, David Remnick asks, is the true agitator behind the racial unrest? — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Doris Burke on Life Inside the N.B.A. Bubble," 30 Sep. 2020 Who, David Remnick asks, is the true agitator behind the racial unrest? — Zz Packer, The New Yorker, "The Empty Facts of the Breonna Taylor Decision," 27 Sep. 2020 The debate over whether Comcast Corp. should break up its business has once again entered the spotlight after corporate agitator Trian Fund Management disclosed a new stake in the company earlier this week. — Scott Deveau, Bloomberg.com, "Trian Investment in Comcast Fuels Debate on Breaking It Up," 25 Sep. 2020 Okay, okay, but Sheryl Crow—hard-core feminist, rock star, agitator—has some beauty secrets, right? — Jenny Singer, Glamour, "All I Wanna Do...Is Listen to Sheryl Crow Talk About Feminism, Aging, and Motherhood," 25 Sep. 2020 Who, David Remnick asks, is the true agitator behind the racial unrest? — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, "Examining Vicky Osterweil’s Case for Looting," 3 Sep. 2020 Jeremey Johnson says he has been falsely accused of being an agitator who helped turn a Loop march last weekend into a violent clash with police. — Sydney Czyzon, chicagotribune.com, "‘To call me an agitator just flips all of the narrative on its head,’ says protester accused of hitting Chicago cop with skateboard," 21 Aug. 2020

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“Agitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agitator. Accessed 28 Oct. 2020.

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