rabble rouser

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rabble rouser

noun rabble rousers · rabble-rouser

  1. idiomatic Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative. They proceed steadily from studies of human character and destiny, the proper business of the novelist, to mere outpourings of social and economic panaceas, the proper business of leader writers, chautauquas rabble-rousers and hedge politicians.

    Similar: demagogue

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noun someone or something that tends to inspire mobs

Españolagitador
Françaisfauteur de troubles, agitateur, démagogue
DeutschHetzer, Scharfmacher, Volksverhetzer

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@misc{rabble_rouser_2026,
  title = {rabble rouser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rabble%20rouser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}