# agitator
## English
### Alternative forms

* agitatour (obsolete)

### Etymology

From agitate +‎ -or.

### Noun

agitator (plural agitators)
* One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.
    Synonym: agitant
    Hyponym: agitatrix
** 1998, Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, Imperial Power and Popular Politics, page 208:In addition, they kept a watch on political agitators and foreigners arriving and departing at the port.
* An implement for shaking or mixing.
* (historical) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests.
    Synonym: adjutator

#### Derived terms

* silent agitator

#### Translations
## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

From Latin agitatus (“putting in motion”).

### Noun

agitator
* agitator; one who agitates.

#### Declension
### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Danish
### Noun

agitator c (singular definite agitatoren, plural indefinite agitatorer)
* agitator

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “agitator” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agitātor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌaː.ɣiˈtaː.tɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: agi‧ta‧tor

### Noun

agitator m (plural agitators)
* an agitator, one who stirs up unrest, a demagogue
    Synonyms: demagoog, volksmenner

#### Related terms

* agiteren

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: agitator
* → Indonesian: agitator

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch agitator, from Latin agitātor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aɡiˈt̪at̪ɔr]
* Hyphenation: agi‧ta‧tor

### Noun

agitator (plural agitator-agitator)
* agitator.
    Synonyms: penghasut, provokator

#### Related terms

* agitasi
* agitatif

### Further reading

* “agitator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Etymology

From agitō +‎ -tor.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /a.ɡiˈtaː.tor/, [äɡɪˈt̪äːt̪ɔr]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /a.d͡ʒiˈta.tor/, [äd͡ʒiˈt̪äːt̪or]

### Noun

agitātor m (genitive agitātōris); third declension
* driver of animals; drover
* charioteer

#### Declension

Third-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* → English: agitator
* → Finnish: agitaattori
* French: agitateur
** → Romanian: agitator
** → Turkish: ajitatör
* Italian: agitatore
* Portuguese: agitador
* → Russian: агита́тор (agitátor)
* Spanish: agitador

### Verb

agitātor
* second/third-person singular future passive imperative of agitō

### References

* “agitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “agitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Agitator, from Latin agitātor. By surface analysis, agitować +‎ -ator. First attested in 1833.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ɡiˈta.tɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atɔr
* Syllabification: a‧gi‧ta‧tor

### Noun

agitator m pers (female equivalent agitatorka)
* (politics) agitator (one who tries to gather supporters for a political ideal)
    partyjny agitator ― a party agitator
    prymitywny agitator ― a primitive agitator
    unijny agitator ― a union agitator
    polityczny agitator ― a political agitator
    młody agitator ― a young agitator
    notatnik agitatora ― an agitator's notebook
    poradnik agitatora ― an agitator's handbook
    rola agitatora ― the role of a agitator
    narada agitatorów ― a conference of agitators
    grupa agitatorów ― a group of agitator
    agitator sekty ― an agitator of a sect/cult

#### Declension
### Noun

agitator m inan
* agitator (implement for shaking or mixing)
    Synonyms: mieszarka, mieszadło

#### Derived terms

* agitatorski
* agitatorstwo

#### Related terms

* agitacyjny
* agitacyjnie
* agitacja
* agitacyjność
* agitka
* agitować
* rozagitować
* wyagitować
* zaagitować

### References

* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “agitator”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Gazeta Wielkiego Xięstwa Poznańskiego‎, number 53, 1833, page 285
* ↑ agitator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* agitator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* agitator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agitateur. Equivalent to agita +‎ -tor.

### Noun

agitator m (plural agitatori, feminine equivalent agitatoare)
* stirrer

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aɡǐtaːtor/
* Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta‧tor

### Noun

agìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling агѝта̄тор)
* agitator

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

agitator c
* an agitator; one who agitates

#### Related terms

* agitation
* agitatorisk
* agitera

### References

* agitator in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* agitator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* agitator in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* agitator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)