rabble-rouser

[ rab-uhl-rou-zer ]
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noun
  1. a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for self-interested reasons; demagogue.

Origin of rabble-rouser

1
First recorded in 1835–45

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British Dictionary definitions for rabble-rouser

rabble-rouser

noun
  1. a person who manipulates the passions of the mob; demagogue

Derived forms of rabble-rouser

  • rabble-rousing, adjective, noun

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