If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
[disapproval]
...a famous filmmaker who was accused of being a political agitator.
Synonyms: troublemaker, revolutionary, inciter, firebrand More Synonyms of agitator
agitator in British English
(ˈædʒɪˌteɪtə)
noun
1.
a person who agitates for or against a cause, etc
2.
a device, machine, or part used for mixing, shaking, or vibrating a material, usually a fluid
agitator in American English
(ˈædʒɪˌteɪtər)
noun
1.
a person who tries to stir up people in support of a cause
often used in an unfavorable sense
2.
an apparatus for shaking or stirring, as in a washing machine
Examples of 'agitator' in a sentence
agitator
`I see myself rather as an intellectual agitator ," Silverlight offered.
Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE (1995)
Word would surely soon get around that there was a capitalist-imperialist agent and agitator running a teahouse in this area...
Shah, Idries KARA KUSH (1995)
Rumors abounded that he was an agitator for Munchkinland's secession from Oz.
Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (1995)
(noun)
a famous singer who was accused of being a political agitator
Synonyms
troublemaker
powers to expel suspected troublemakers
revolutionary
inciter
firebrand
his reputation as a young firebrand
instigator
the key instigators of reform
demagogue
He was dismissed as a radical demagogue.
rabble-rouser
a loud-mouthed rabble-rouser
agent provocateur
stirrer (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of demagogue
Definition
a political agitator who attempts to win support by appealing to the prejudice and passions of the mob
He was dismissed as a radical demagogue.
Synonyms
agitator,
firebrand,
haranguer,
rabble-rouser,
soapbox orator
in the sense of firebrand
Definition
a person who arouses passionate political feelings, often causing trouble