rabble rouser

English

Alternative forms

• rabble-rouser

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Noun

rabble rouser (plural rabble rousers)

1. (idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.

Translations

(idiomatic) someone or something that tends to inspire mobs

• French: formentateur de troubles (fr) m, agitateur (fr) m

• German: Hetzer m, Scharfmacher (de) m, Volksverhetzer m
• Spanish: agitador (es) m