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I realized I'm not the kind of person who wants to go with the flow and fit in. I'm an agitator, I'm opinionated, I'm a libertine and leader.
Alexis Arquette

Meaning of "agitator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGITATOR

agitator  [ˈædʒɪˌteɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGITATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Agitator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGITATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agitator

An agitator is a person who actively supports some ideology or movement with speeches and especially actions. The Agitators were a political movement as well as elected representatives of soldiers, including the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell, during the English Civil War. They were also known as adjutators. Many of the ideas of the movement were later adopted by the Levellers.

Definition of agitator in the English dictionary

The definition of agitator in the dictionary is a person who agitates for or against a cause, etc. Other definition of agitator is a device, machine, or part used for mixing, shaking, or vibrating a material, usually a fluid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGITATOR


amputator
ˈæmpjʊˌteɪtə
annotator
ˈænəˌteɪtə
assentator
ˈæsənˌteɪtə
commentator
ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə
commutator
ˈkɒmjʊˌteɪtə
decapitator
dɪˈkæpɪˌteɪtə
excogitator
ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪtə
felicitator
fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪtə
hesitater
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪtə
hesitator
ˈhezɪˌteɪtə
imitator
ˈɪmɪˌteɪtə
incantator
ˈɪnkænˌteɪtə
irritator
ˈɪrɪˌteɪtə
levitator
ˈlɛvɪˌteɪtə
precipitator
prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtə
premeditator
prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪtə
rehabilitator
ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪˌteɪtə
resuscitator
rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪtə
sternutator
ˈstɜːnjʊˌteɪtə
visitator
ˈvɪzɪˌteɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGITATOR

agio
agiotage
agism
agist
agister
agistment
agistor
agita
agitable
agitate
agitated
agitated depression
agitated melancholia
agitatedly
agitation
agitational
agitative
agitato
agitpop
agitprop

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGITATOR

administrator
auscultator
citator
colour commentator
computator
cunctator
devastator
dictator
dilatator
disceptator
facilitator
meditator
prestidigitator
punctator
reinstator
rotator
scrutator
sectator
spectator
stator
testator

Synonyms and antonyms of agitator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGITATOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «agitator» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of agitator

Translation of «agitator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGITATOR

Find out the translation of agitator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of agitator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «agitator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

搅拌器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agitador
570 millions of speakers

English

agitator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंदोलनकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

агитатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agitador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রচারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agitateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Agitator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Agitator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アジテーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교반기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agitator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy trộn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குலுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आंदोलक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karıştırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agitatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mieszadła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

агітатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agitator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναδευτήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opruier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omrörare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

agitator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of agitator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGITATOR»

The term «agitator» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.652 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGITATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about agitator

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3 QUOTES WITH «AGITATOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word agitator.
1
Alexis Arquette
I realized I'm not the kind of person who wants to go with the flow and fit in. I'm an agitator, I'm opinionated, I'm a libertine and leader.
2
Lajos Kossuth
Now that I am a deputy, I will cease to be an agitator.
3
Vladimir Lenin
The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGITATOR»

Discover the use of agitator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to agitator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike's popularity continues to grow, and there is no sign of any slow-down of interest in this book, which has been described as 'an essential purchase'.
Tom Mes, 2006
2
Re-Agitator: A Decade of Writing on Takashi Miike
Re-Agitator. collects more than ten years' worth of Tom Mes' writing on respected Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike.
Tom Mes, 2013
3
John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator
John Bright was one of the greatest British statesmen of the 19th century: in a series of Punch cartoons in 1878, Bright featured alongside Disraeli and Gladstone as the three greatest politicians of the age.
Bill Cash, William Cash, 2012
4
Outside Agitator: Jon Daniels and the Civil Rights Movement ...
Winner of the 1993 Lillian Smith Book Award, sponsored by the Southern Regional Council, Outside Agitator tells the dramatic, largely forgotten story behind the 1965 killing of civil rights worker Jon Daniels in Lowndes County, Alabama, ...
Charles W. Eagles, 2000
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Vincalis the Agitator
A new, thrilling adventure from Lisle is set in the same fantasy world as the popular Secret Texts trilogy--a world where a sorcery called Dragon Magic draws its powers from the agony of slaves who are killed for sorcerous fuel until three ...
Holly Lisle, 2002
6
The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One ...
In following generations of Cashins through the eras of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, civil rights, and post-civil rights political struggles, Sheryll Cashin conveys how she came to embrace being an agitator's daughter with humor, ...
Sheryll Cashin, 2008
7
Spiral Agitator
Spiral Agitator, his fourth book, is a sumptuous assortment of prose poems and visual art from beyond the Turbulated Curtain.
Steve Venright, 2000
8
T. Thomas Fortune, the Afro-American Agitator: A Collection ...
For nearly five decades his was one of the most powerful voices in the press. Contemporaries such as Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington considered him an equal, if not a superior, in social and political thought.
Shawn Leigh Alexander, 2010
9
Handbook of Batch Process Design
CARPENTER. 4.1 Agitator selection The selection of the correct agitator and vessel internal fittings is often extremely important in batch process design. Generally, laboratory reactors will be agitated vigorously unless specifically designed to ...
P.N. Sharratt, 1997
10
Popular Mechanics
To repair it, I must remove the tub, but I can't get the agitator OUt. R. CARIDEO MALDEN, MA The agitator's cap holds the agitator to the drive block, which is at the top end of the agitator shaft. The cap unscrews counterclockwise and once it's  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGITATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term agitator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Richard Wooten, the Crime Agitator, talks holiday weekend safety
Richard Wooten, aka “The Crime Agitator,” is a Chicago Police Officer and President of the Gathering Point community council. He joins ... «WGN Radio, Jul 15»
2
Venezuela At A Crossroads
While Maduro insists Lopez is a violent agitator, Lopez argues that only respect for human rights and private property will bring prosperity to ... «OilPrice.com, Jul 15»
3
Edmonton Oilers prospect Greg Chase proves to be a student of the …
They told him he needed to focus more on hockey and less on being an agitator. He cut 24 penalty minutes off the previous season. They told ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
4
Sound Off November 19, 2011
Clearly, there is an agitator behind the “Take Back Wall Street” crowd. When interviewed, most of them can't explain what they are doing. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Wall up against Waters' stance on Israel
Waters was the John Lennon of Pink Floyd; an aggressive, irascible hard-left political agitator who split the group up and now carries on like a ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
6
Rabbi Yehuda Glick: The Voice of the Temple Mount
In the many articles about him, Glick has been described as everything from an “agitator” and “right-wing extremist” to a “religious freedom ... «Breaking Israel News, Jul 15»
7
Sanders' revolutionary roots grew in '60s Vermont
Sanders contributed pieces only sporadically. He interviewed a “labor agitator” and an old-time farmer, and he wrote some articles about health ... «Rutland Herald, Jul 15»
8
Jackets put prospects' future in hands of well-known agitator
During his 11-year NHL career that began in 2000, Jarkko Ruutu was regarded — is reviled too strong a word? — as one of the league's most ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
9
Available Free Agents That Bear Watching For The Bruins
Trading a third-round pick for Philadelphia Flyers agitator Zac Rinaldo and re-signing injury-prone defenseman Adam McQuaid were not met ... «The Hockey Writers, Jul 15»
10
Report: Patrick Beverley re-signs on four-year deal to remain with …
Patrick Beverley is known as being an agitator on the defensive end of the floor, and that schtick provides a perfect complement to the offensive ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

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