Meanings
plural agitators · alternative obsolete agitatour
- One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
Near-synonyms: instigator; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker
2 more examples
In addition, they kept a watch on political agitators and foreigners arriving and departing at the port.
1998, Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, Imperial Power and Popular Politics, page 208I’m only aware of one anti-ICE raid incident in California over the summer in which a single agitator pointed a pistol at federal agents, and that person is apparently still at large.
2025 September 23, Patrick G. Eddington, “On Trump’s Anti-Antifa Executive Order”, in Cato InstituteSynonyms: agitant, instigator, bad boy, bad news, bear, beggar, bhoy, blackguard
- An implement for shaking or mixing.
- historicalOne of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
Synonyms: adjutator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
nounOne of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
More synonyms by meaning
nounone who agitates; a political troublemaker
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian агита́тор, агита́торка
- агита́тор (agitátor)one who agitates
- агита́торка (agitátorka)one who agitates
- бърка́чка (bărkáčka)implement for shaking or mixing
Chinese Mandarin 攪拌機 /搅拌机
- 攪拌機 /搅拌机 (jiǎobànjī)implement for shaking or mixing
Czech agitátor, míchadlo
- agitátorone who agitates
- míchadloimplement for shaking or mixing
Esperanto agitisto
- agitistoone who agitates
Finnish kiihottaja, agitaattori
- kiihottajaone who agitates
- agitaattorione who agitates
- sekoitinimplement for shaking or mixing
French agitateur, agitatrice
- agitateurone who agitates
- agitatriceone who agitates
- agitateurimplement for shaking or mixing
German Agitator, Agitatorin
- Agitatorone who agitates
- Agitatorinone who agitates
Hebrew סַכְסְכָן, תּוֹעַמְלָן
- סַכְסְכָן (saḥseḥan)one who agitates
- תּוֹעַמְלָן (toamlan)one who agitates
Hindi आंदोलनकारी, आंदोलनकर्ता
- आंदोलनकारी (āndolankārī)one who agitates
- आंदोलनकर्ता (āndolankartā)one who agitates
Japanese 煽り屋, 扇動者
- 煽り屋 (aoriya)one who agitates
- 扇動者 (sendōsha)one who agitates
- 攪拌implement for shaking or mixing
Korean 선동자
- 선동자 (seondongja)one who agitates
Latin turbātor
- turbātorone who agitates
Polish agitator, agitatorka
- agitatorone who agitates
- agitatorkaone who agitates
- mieszadłoimplement for shaking or mixing
Portuguese agitador
- agitadorone who agitates
Romanian agitator, agitator
- agitatorone who agitates
- agitatorimplement for shaking or mixing
Russian агита́тор, меша́лка
- агита́тор (agitátor)one who agitates
- меша́лка (mešálka)implement for shaking or mixing
Slovak agitátor
- agitátorone who agitates
Spanish agitador, agitadora
- agitadorone who agitates
- agitadoraone who agitates
Swahili mchochezi
- mchochezione who agitates
Swedish agitator
- agitatorone who agitates
Ukrainian агіта́тор, агіта́торка
- агіта́тор (ahitátor)one who agitates
- агіта́торка (ahitátorka)one who agitates
- міша́лка (mišálka)implement for shaking or mixing
Cite this entry
agitator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agitator
“agitator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agitator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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