agitator
/ˈædʒɪteɪtər/
noun
- A person who tries to cause political or social change by stirring up public feeling, often in a disruptive way.
- During the labor strike, the company blamed outside agitators for the unrest.
- The protest leader was known as a skilled agitator who could rally a crowd quickly.
- She was labeled an agitator by the government for organizing peaceful demonstrations.
- A device or machine used for stirring or mixing, especially in industrial or laboratory processes.
- The laboratory agitator runs at a low speed to avoid damaging the sample.
- The chemical plant uses a large agitator to keep the liquid mixture uniform.
- He installed a small agitator in the tank to prevent the paint from settling.
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