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stir⋅rer

  [stur-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that stirs.
2. an implement or device for stirring something.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see stir 1 , -er 1
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stir 1   (stûr)   
v.   stirred, stir·ring, stirs

v.   tr.
    1. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.
    2. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.
    3. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.
    4. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
    5. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
  2. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.
  3. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.
    1. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.
    2. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.
  5. To excite strong feelings in.
v.   intr.
  1. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.
    1. To move about actively; bestir oneself.
    2. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.
  3. To take place; happen.
  4. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.
  5. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead" (Charles Dickens).
n.  
  1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.
  2. A slight movement.
  3. A disturbance or commotion.
  4. An excited reaction; a ferment.

[Middle English stiren, from Old English styrian, to excite, agitate.]
stir'rer n.
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Stirrer

Stir"rer\, n. One who, or that which, stirs something; also, one who moves about, especially after sleep; as, an early stirrer. --Shak.

Stirrer up, an instigator or inciter. --Atterbury.
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