rabble-rouser
a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for self-interested reasons; demagogue.
Origin of rabble-rouser
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How to use rabble-rouser in a sentence
This is because, to the rabble-rousers Reed can manage to convene these days, Priebus is Da Man.
He was quickly apprehended by the cops, who lined the street and kept rabble rousers on the sidewalks.
The Renegade Parade: New York City’s Halloween Party Survives | Lizzie Crocker, Caitlin Dickson | November 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe trouble is that we've got enough demagogues, publicity hounds, and rabble-rousers to make the secret impossible to keep.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithYou might be able to shut me up, but it'll take a lot more than a bunch of rabble rousers to shut up the Solar Guard!
The Revolt on Venus | Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for rabble-rouser
a person who manipulates the passions of the mob; demagogue
Derived forms of rabble-rouser
- rabble-rousing, adjective, noun
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