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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

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Noun.
One who agitates; also, an insurgent; one who excites sedition or revolt. In antiquity, a charioteer, that is, a driver. In Cromwell's time, certain officers appointed by the army to manage their concerns, were called agitators.

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