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agitator

noun ag·i·ta·tor \ˈa-jə-ˌtā-tər\

: a person who tries to get people angry or upset so that they will support an effort to change a government, company, etc.

: a device for stirring or shaking something in a machine (such as a washing machine)

Full Definition of AGITATOR

:  one that agitates: as
a :  one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues <political agitators>
b :  a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking
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First Known Use of AGITATOR

1663

Rhymes with AGITATOR

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