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Synonyms & Antonyms of rabble-rouser
a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent
- rabble-rousers inciting hungry people in breadlines to demand social justice
Synonyms for rabble-rouser
- agitator,
- demagogue
- (also demagog),
- exciter,
- firebrand,
- fomenter,
- incendiary,
- inciter,
- instigator,
- kindler,
- provocateur
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The first known use of rabble-rouser was in 1843
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