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rabble rouser

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demagogue

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: araqarışdıran — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Bulgarian: подстрекател (podstrekatel) — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Catalan: agitador — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Catalan: demagog — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Finnish: kansankiihottaja — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • French: fauteur de troubles — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • French: agitateur — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • French: démagogue — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • German: Hetzer — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • German: Scharfmacher — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • German: Volksverhetzer — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Ancient Greek: ὀχλοκόπος (okhlokópos) — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Latin: turbātor — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Polish: podżegacz — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Polish: podżegaczka — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Polish: wichrzyciel — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Polish: wichrzycielka — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs
  • Spanish: agitador — someone or something that tends to inspire mobs