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/ˈædʒɪteɪtə/ · noun
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers..
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.
Use agitator when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Agitator means One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers..
Common synonyms include agitant, instigator, agitator, bad boy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: instigator; see also Thesaurus:troublemaker
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