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- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀχλαγωγός
- English todayochlagogue
From Ancient Greek ὀχλαγωγός (okhlagōgós), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “mob”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “leading, guiding”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ochlagogue
Today it means: A manipulator of a mob who holds sway by use of inflammatory rhetoric, casting opprobrium, and by appeal to the lowest common denominator generally; an extreme and wholly unscrupulous demagogue; one who practises ochlagogy. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ὀχλαγωγός