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rabble-rouser

[ rab-uhl-rou-zer ]

noun

  1. a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for self-interested reasons; demagogue.


rabble-rouser

noun

  1. a person who manipulates the passions of the mob; demagogue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ-ˌdzܲԲ, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabble-rouser1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

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There is some scepticism that the teenage Merz was much of a rabble-rouser.

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Smalls is a decidedly charismatic rabble-rouser in the momentous year “Union” chronicles.

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Ferguson has been a steady conservative, but not a right-wing rabble-rouser.

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“I’m a rabble-rouser who does humorous social commentary within a rock-and-roll setting,” he told The New York Times in 1990.

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But his detractors say he is a rabble-rouser who uses populism to win public sympathy.

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