agitateur

agitator, troublemaker

noun ah-zhee-tah-TUHR Rare

Origin: Latin agitator (one who drives)

Also means

stirrer (kitchen tool)

Usage Note

Agitateur has two distinct registers: in politics it means a rabble-rouser or activist who stirs up unrest; in a laboratory or kitchen context it refers to a stirring rod or mechanical stirrer. The feminine form agitatrice is used for a female agitator. The related verb is agiter (to shake, to agitate).

Examples

"L'agitateur a enflammé la foule."

Natural Translation

The agitator inflamed the crowd.

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