protesters

variants or protestors
plural of protester

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agitators
Noun
  • Leading Arab agitators, Husseini among them, fomented anti-Jewish violence, hoping to sway British opinion away from creating a Jewish state.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some agitators—likely external infiltrators—pushed the protesters forward, tearing down barricades as chants intensified.
    Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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