Meanings
nounaggravator (plural aggravators)
plural aggravators
- One who or that which aggravates.
- UKobsoleteslangSynonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”).
An aggravator, or love curl, of a delicate roundness, hung low upon the imperial forehead, […]
1848, William Evans Burton, Waggeries and Vagaries, page 57Synonyms: Newgate knocker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”).
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounan unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
Similar
Broader
unpleasant persondisagreeable person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Portuguese agravador
- agravadorone who or that which aggravates
Cite this entry
APA
aggravator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggravator
MLA
“aggravator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggravator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aggravator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggravator.
Source: aggravator on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.