aggravator

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aggravator

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From aggravate + -or.

noun aggravators

  1. One who or that which aggravates.
  2. UK, obsolete, slang Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”). An aggravator, or love curl, of a delicate roundness, hung low upon the imperial forehead, […]

    Similar: Newgate knocker

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noun one who or that which aggravates

Portuguêsagravador

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@misc{aggravator_2026,
  title = {aggravator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aggravator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}