On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Agitator. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fomenter or troublemaker and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Agitator meaning
- One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
- An implement for shaking or mixing.
- One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
Synonyms of Agitator
Using Agitator
- The main meaning on this page is: One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers. | An implement for shaking or mixing. | One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
- Useful related words include: fomenter, troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler.
- In the example corpus, agitator often appears in combinations such as: the agitator, outside agitator, agitator who.
Context around Agitator
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Agitator
- In this selection, "agitator" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, outside, heel, professional, working, escalated and idea stand out and add context to how "agitator" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a primary agitator for these and a professional agitator working alongside. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "agitator" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with agitator
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Who, really, is the agitator here? (6 words)
However, the enigmatic agitator soon struck again. (7 words)
You collect money everywhere and become ex-agitator. (8 words)
John Lydon still has the fire in his belly and the bile in his brain, 40 years after starting Public Image Ltd. following a brief dalliance as punk rock’s most notorious anarchic agitator. (34 words)
Mandzukic’s true position might be agitator, not striker; he has a way of making defenders and goalkeepers uneasy, but also of putting himself in position to force mistakes and then capitalize on them. (34 words)
The police statement said a 44-year-old Burwood East man - "believed to be a primary agitator for these protests" - was in police custody and was expected to be charged with incitement. (32 words)
Is he a cheap-shot artist, heel, agitator or enforcer? (10 words)
Who, really, is the agitator here? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Is he a cheap-shot artist, heel, agitator or enforcer?
Videos show Lisa Fithian, whom the police called a “professional agitator,” working alongside protesters who stormed Hamilton Hall.
And he was not sort of posited as an outside agitator.
Boehner and Ryan considered Meadows an irresponsible agitator who cared only about getting attention for himself and nothing at all about governance.
For those who may have forgotten, Teachout is a law professor from Fordham Law School and a perennial progressive/socialist agitator.
Keltner resisted engaging in any physical brawl as the agitator escalated.
Looks like another socialist anteefuh agitator who doesn't respect authority.
Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial ‘outside agitator’ idea.
The police statement said a 44-year-old Burwood East man - "believed to be a primary agitator for these protests" - was in police custody and was expected to be charged with incitement.
The standard agitator models are the type you likely grew up with: The tubs have a post in the middle.
Who, really, is the agitator here?
However, the enigmatic agitator soon struck again.
The ex-agitator said the Pius Odubu-led board, when inaugurated, would rewrite the narratives of the agency in its productivity and quality service delivery.
The former Tea Party agitator knows he won’t beat the “child” in the Oval Office, but says someone has to try.
You collect money everywhere and become ex-agitator.
But Khan fell short of winning a high national office and, in recent years, he has largely played a role of opposition agitator and provocateur.
Her efforts got her labeled an “agitator” by a superior and earned her an invite to sit on a research committee at the National Academy of Sciences.
John Lydon still has the fire in his belly and the bile in his brain, 40 years after starting Public Image Ltd. following a brief dalliance as punk rock’s most notorious anarchic agitator.
Mandzukic’s true position might be agitator, not striker; he has a way of making defenders and goalkeepers uneasy, but also of putting himself in position to force mistakes and then capitalize on them.
None of these interviews give a clear explanation for why Twitter can’t just ban Alex Jones, as it has right-wing agitator numerous hate groups.
Common combinations with agitator
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: