Associations to the word «Agitator»

Wiktionary

AGITATOR, noun. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers.
AGITATOR, noun. An implement for shaking or mixing.
AGITATOR, noun. One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; called also adjutators.

Dictionary definition

AGITATOR, noun. One who agitates; a political troublemaker.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats