rabble-rouser
noun[C]
uk/ˈræb.əlˌraʊ.zər/us/ˈræb.əlˌraʊ.zɚ/apersonwho says, writes, or does things that makecrowdsofpeopleexcitedorangry, usuallyintentionallyinorderto make themactin aparticularway:
Johnson wasunpopularwith themanagementbecause he was a well-known rabble-rouser.管理层很不喜欢约翰逊,因为他是出了名的煽风点火者。
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demagoguedisapproving
- This is nolooselyknitgroupof rabble-rousersspoutingoff atmeetingsandgatheringsignaturesonpetitions.
- She is alsowarmandloyaland,truthbe told, not much of a rabble-rouser.
- A newbreedof rabble-rousers iskeepingawatchfuleyeon thecorporationsthathandletheirnesteggs.
Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- anti-apartheid
- anti-revolutionary
- anti-state
- insurgency
- insurrection
- jihadi
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- rebelliousness
- recusant
- red flag
- revolt
- revolution
- subversiveness
- suicide bomber
- terrorist
- topple
- troublemaker