Stirrer (Noun)
Meaning 1
An implement used for stirring.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Related Words
Meaning 2
A person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The anonymous stirrer had been causing panic in the small town by spreading false information about a nonexistent threat.
- Her neighbor was a notorious stirrer who took pleasure in fueling tensions and starting fights between other families on the block.
- As a professional politician, he had a reputation for being a master stirrer, skillfully manipulating public opinion to serve his own agenda.
- The rumor mill was fueled by a stirrer who seemed determined to turn a minor mishap into a full-blown scandal.
- The school's resident stirrer was a mischievous student who reveled in dissemination of half-truths and alarmist hearsay.