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Webster 1913 Edition
Agitator
Ag′i-taˊtor
,Noun.
[L.]
1.
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others;
as, political reformers and
. agitators
2.
(Eng. Hist.)
One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell’s time, to look after their interests; – called also
adjutators
. Clarendon.
3.
An implement for shaking or mixing.
Webster 1828 Edition
Agitator
AG'ITATOR
,Noun.
Definition 2025
Agitator
Agitator
See also: agitator
German
Noun
Agitator m (genitive Agitators, plural Agitatoren)
Declension
Declension of Agitator
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Agitator | die | Agitatoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Agitators | der | Agitatoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Agitator | den | Agitatoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Agitator | die | Agitatoren |
Synonyms
- Aufwiegler
Related terms
- agitieren
- aufwiegeln
agitator
agitator
See also: Agitator
English
Alternative forms
- agitatour (obsolete)
Noun
agitator (plural agitators)
- One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers.
- An implement for shaking or mixing.
- One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; called also adjutators.
Antonyms
- agitatee (one who is agitated)
Translations
one who agitates
|
implement for shaking or mixing
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Latin agitatus - putting in motion.
Noun
agitator
Declension
Declension of agitator
| nominative | agitator |
|---|---|
| genitive | agitatornıñ |
| dative | agitatorğa |
| accusative | agitatornı |
| locative | agitatorda |
| ablative | agitatordan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈtaː.tor/, [a.ɡɪˈtaː.tɔr]
Noun
agitātor m (genitive agitātōris); third declension
- driver of animals; drover
- charioteer
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agitātor | agitātōrēs |
| genitive | agitātōris | agitātōrum |
| dative | agitātōrī | agitātōribus |
| accusative | agitātōrem | agitātōrēs |
| ablative | agitātōre | agitātōribus |
| vocative | agitātor | agitātōrēs |
Descendants
Verb
agitātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of agitō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of agitō
References
- 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
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡǐtaːtor/
- Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta‧tor
Noun
agìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling агѝта̄тор)
Declension
Declension of agitator
Swedish
Noun
agitator c
- an agitator; one who agitates
Declension
| Inflection of agitator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | agitator | agitatorn | agitatorer | agitatorerna |
| Genitive | agitators | agitatorns | agitatorers | agitatorernas |
Related terms
References
- agitator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)