Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agitator

/ˈædʒɪteɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: ag-i-ta-tor
IPA: /ˈædʒɪteɪtɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

noun

An implement for shaking or mixing.

noun

One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: instigator; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker"
"In addition, they kept a watch on political agitators and foreigners arriving and departing at the port."
"I’m only aware of one anti-ICE raid incident in California over the summer in which a single agitator pointed a pistol at federal agents, and that person is apparently still at large."

Etymology

Etymology tree English agitate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English agitator From agitate + -or.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈædʒɪteɪtɚ/
British English: /ˈædʒɪteɪtə/

Inflected Forms

agitators (plural) agitatour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

coagitator

Phrases

silent agitator

Synonyms

agitant instigator agitator bad boy bad news bear beggar bhoy blackguard booger boot boy bovver boy

Questions

How do you pronounce agitator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈædʒɪteɪtɚ/.
What does agitator mean?: One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
Where does agitator come from?: Etymology tree English agitate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English agitator From agitate + -or.

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