agitator
English
Alternative forms
- agitatour (obsolete)
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
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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin agitatus (“putting in motion”).
Noun
agitator
- agitator; one who agitates.
Declension
nominative | agitator |
---|---|
genitive | agitatornıñ |
dative | agitatorğa |
accusative | agitatornı |
locative | agitatorda |
ablative | agitatordan |
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
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | agitator | agitatoren | agitatorer | agitatorerne |
genitive | agitators | agitatorens | agitatorers | agitatorernes |
Further reading
- “agitator” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agitātor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /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(key): [aɡiˈt̪at̪ɔr]
- Hyphenation: agi‧ta‧tor
Noun
agitator (first-person possessive agitatorku, second-person possessive agitatormu, third-person possessive agitatornya)
- agitator.
- Synonyms: penghasut, provokator
Related terms
- agitasi
- agitatif
Further reading
- “agitator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈtaː.tor/, [äɡɪˈt̪äːt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈta.tor/, [äd͡ʒiˈt̪äːt̪or]
Noun
agitātor m (genitive agitātōris); third declension
- driver of animals; drover
- charioteer
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | agitātor | agitātōrēs |
Genitive | agitātōris | agitātōrum |
Dative | agitātōrī | agitātōribus |
Accusative | agitātōrem | agitātōrēs |
Ablative | agitātōre | agitātōribus |
Vocative | agitātor | agitātōrēs |
Descendants
- → English: agitator
- → Finnish: agitaattori
- 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,[1] from Latin agitātor. By surface analysis, agitować + -ator. First attested in 1833.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡiˈta.tɔr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -atɔr
- Syllabification: a‧gi‧ta‧tor
Noun
agitator m pers (feminine 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
singular | plural | |
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nominative | agitator | agitatorzy |
genitive | agitatora | agitatorów |
dative | agitatorowi | agitatorom |
accusative | agitatora | agitatorów |
instrumental | agitatorem | agitatorami |
locative | agitatorze | agitatorach |
vocative | agitatorze | agitatorzy |
Noun
agitator m inan
- agitator (implement for shaking or mixing)
- Synonyms: mieszarka, mieszadło
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | agitator | agitatory |
genitive | agitatoru | agitatorów |
dative | agitatorowi | agitatorom |
accusative | agitator | agitatory |
instrumental | agitatorem | agitatorami |
locative | agitatorze | agitatorach |
vocative | agitatorze | agitatory |
Derived terms
- agitatorski
- agitatorstwo
Related terms
- agitacyjny
- agitacyjnie
- agitacja
- agitacyjność
- agitka
- agitować
- rozagitować
- wyagitować
- zaagitować
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Gazeta Wielkiego Xięstwa Poznańskiego, issue 53, 1833, page 285
- agitator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
- Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further reading
- agitator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agitator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French agitateur. Equivalent to agita + -tor.
Noun
agitator m (plural agitatori)
- stirrer
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) agitator | agitatorul | (niște) agitatori | agitatorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) agitator | agitatorului | (unor) agitatori | agitatorilor |
vocative | agitatorule | agitatorilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡǐtaːtor/
- Hyphenation: a‧gi‧ta‧tor
Noun
agìtātor m (Cyrillic spelling агѝта̄тор)
- agitator
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | agitator | agitatori |
genitive | agitatora | agitatora |
dative | agitatoru | agitatorima |
accusative | agitatora | agitatore |
vocative | agitatore | agitatori |
locative | agitatoru | agitatorima |
instrumental | agitatorom | agitatorima |
Swedish
Noun
agitator c
- an agitator; one who agitates
Declension
Declension of agitator | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | agitator | agitatorn | agitatorer | agitatorerna |
Genitive | agitators | agitatorns | agitatorers | agitatorernas |
Related terms
- agitation
- agitatorisk
- agitera
References
- agitator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)