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Noun
/ˈajiˌtātər/,
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agitators, plural;
  1. A person who urges others to protest or rebel
    • - an activist and agitator who fought for striking miners
  2. An apparatus for stirring liquid, as in a washing machine or a photographic developing tank

  1. one who agitates; a political troublemaker
  2. An agitator is a person who actively supports some ideology or movement with speeches and especially actions. The Agitators were a political movement and elected representatives of soldiers, including the New Model Army of Oliver Cromwell, during the English Civil War. ...
  3. An agitator is a device or mechanism to put something into motion by or .
  4. Agitator (Araburu tamashii-tachi, also known as The Outlaw Souls) is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.
  5. In ice hockey, a pest is a characterization of player who attempts to antagonize opponent players either by physical play or verbally. Pests employ legal, illegal, or borderline tactics to accomplish their goals. ...
  6. The Putney Debates were a series of discussions between members of the New Model Army - a number of the participants being Levellers - concerning the makeup of a new constitution for England. ...
  7. The Levellers was a political movement during the English Civil Wars which emphasised popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law, and religious tolerance, all of which were expressed in the manifesto "Agreement of the People". ...
  8. The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. A young socialist is forced to question his beliefs when he unexpectedly inherits a large firm. It was based on the novel Peter Pettenger by William Riley.
  9. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as, political reformers and agitators; 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
  10. (Agitators) a set of interfering, meddling people, who come down to some perfectly contented class of the community and sow the seeds of discontent among them. That is the reason why agitators are so absolutely necessary.
  11. a revolving paddle used in stuff chests or vats.
  12. A device that is used to stir or shake up a mixture. Typically used to move clothing through water containing detergent. Sometimes called a GYRATOR.
  13. A device such as a stirrer that provides complete mixing and uniform dispersion of all components in a mixture. Agitators are generally used continuously during the cooking process and intermittently during fermentation.
  14. In police and protection training, the agitator is the object of aggression; the person the dog learns to bite.  The agitator is typically the dog’s primary trainer.
  15. A rotatable truck-mounted container used for keeping plant-mixed concrete in a fresh state.
  16. When used in connection with swimming pools, an agitator is either a manual paddle driven by a handle, or a motor driven device fitted on top of a mixing tank, to agitate chemicals when mixed with water prior to being pumped into the pool. ...
  17. or 'agi' for short; a modified cement mixer used to wash and tumble opal dirt. Usually set up adjacent to a dam for water supply.
  18. a device for maintaining plasticity and preventing segregation of mixed grout, mortar, or concrete by shaking or stirring.
  19. An individual outside the decision-making establishment who desires significant social change but meets resistance from the establishment.
  20. A soldiers' representative in the New Model Army. The rank and file were the first to elect agitators but the officers followed suit later. When the army's General Council was formed in June 1647, agitators were included in it along with senior army officers. ...
  21. Used on an Auger, an Agitator is a device designed to promote downward flow (discharge) of product and to assist in filling the metering auger of various metering mechanisms. ...