agitator

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English

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Etymology

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From agitate +‎ -or.

Noun

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agitator (plural agitators)

  1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
    Synonym: agitant
    Hyponym: agitatrix
    • 1998, Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, Imperial Power and Popular Politics, page 208:
      In addition, they kept a watch on political agitators and foreigners arriving and departing at the port.
  2. An implement for shaking or mixing.
  3. (historical) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
    Synonym: adjutator

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Translations

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Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Latin agitatus (putting in motion).

Noun

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agitator

  1. agitator; one who agitates.

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References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

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Noun

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agitator c (singular definite agitatoren, plural indefinite agitatorer)

  1. agitator

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin agitātor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.ɣiˈtaː.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: agi‧ta‧tor

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agitator m (plural agitators)

  1. an agitator, one who stirs up unrest, a demagogue
    Synonyms: demagoog, volksmenner
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: agitator
  • Indonesian: agitator

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch agitator, from Latin agitātor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aɡiˈt̪at̪ɔr]
  • Hyphenation: agi‧ta‧tor

Noun

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agitator (first-person possessive agitatorku, second-person possessive agitatormu, third-person possessive agitatornya)

  1. agitator.
    Synonyms: penghasut, provokator
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Latin

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Etymology

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From agitō +‎ -tor.

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Noun

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agitātor m (genitive agitātōris); third declension

  1. driver of animals; drover
  2. charioteer

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Descendants

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Verb

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agitātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of agitō

References

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  • agitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • agitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Agitator,[1] from Latin agitātor. By surface analysis, agitować +‎ -ator. First attested in 1833.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈta.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: a‧gi‧ta‧tor

Noun

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agitator m pers (female equivalent agitatorka)

  1. (politics) agitator (one who tries to gather supporters for a political ideal)
    partyjny agitatora party agitator
    prymitywny agitatora primitive agitator
    unijny agitatora union agitator
    polityczny agitatora political agitator
    młody agitatora young agitator
    notatnik agitatoraan agitator's notebook
    poradnik agitatoraan agitator's handbook
    rola agitatorathe role of a agitator
    narada agitatorówa conference of agitators
    grupa agitatorówa group of agitator
    agitator sektyan agitator of a sect/cult

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agitator m inan

  1. agitator (implement for shaking or mixing)
    Synonyms: mieszarka, mieszadło

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Derived terms

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adjective
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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “agitator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Gazeta Wielkiego Xięstwa Poznańskiego[1], number 53, 1833, page 285
  3. ^ agitator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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  • agitator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • agitator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French agitateur. Equivalent to agita +‎ -tor.

Noun

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agitator m (plural agitatori)

  1. stirrer

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɡǐtaːtor/
  • Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta‧tor

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agìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling агѝта̄тор)

  1. agitator

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Swedish

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agitator c

  1. an agitator; one who agitates

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