| Main Entry: | rabble-rouser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | passionate orator |
Synonyms: |
agitator, demagogue, firebrand, incendiary |
| Main Entry: | agent provocateur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret agent |
Synonyms: |
agitator, firebrand, goad, incendiary, instigator, intelligence agent, noncooperator, operative, provocateur, provocative agent, provoker, rabble-rouser, radical, ringleader, spark, spy, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | agitator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who disturbs, causes trouble |
Synonyms: |
adjy, advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, disrupter, dissident, dogmatist, fighter, firebrand, fomenter, heretic, incendiary, inciter, instigator, leftist, malcontent, mover, partisan, propagandist, provocateur, pusher, rabble-rouser, radical, reactionary, rebel, reformer, revisionist, revolutionary, ringleader, sparkplug, troublemaker, wave maker, zealot |
| Main Entry: | demagogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitating person |
Synonyms: |
agitator, fanatic, firebrand, fomenter, haranger, hothead, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, politician, rabble-rouser, radical, rebel, revolutionary, soapbox orator, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | firebrand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitator |
Synonyms: |
demonstrator, guerrilla, instigator, malcontent, protester, rabble-rouser, rebel, revolutionist, troublemaker |
| Main Entry: | hellion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
Synonyms: |
agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand, heel, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck, wise guy |
| Main Entry: | incendiary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes fire, trouble |
Synonyms: |
agitator, arsonist, criminal, demagogue, demonstrator, firebrand, insurgent, pyromaniac, rabble-rouser, rebel, revolutionary, rioter |
| Main Entry: | instigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
Synonyms: |
agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, knave, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, provocateur, punk*, rabble-rouser, ringleader, sparkplug, wise guy |
| Main Entry: | troublemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes a problem |
Synonyms: |
agent provocateur, agitator, bad actor, firebrand, gremlin, heel, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, phony*, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, smart aleck, snake*, stormy petrel, weasel |
Antonyms: |
peacemaker |
| Main Entry: | inciter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitator |
Synonyms: |
adjy, advocate, agent, anarchist, champion, demagogue, disrupter, dissident, dogmatist, fighter, firebrand, fomenter, heretic, incendiary, instigator, leftist, malcontent, mover, partisan, propagandist, provocateur, pusher, rabble-rouser, radical, reactionary, rebel, reformer, revisionist, revolutionary, ringleader, sparkplug, troublemaker, wave maker, zealot |