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View synonyms for rabble-rouser

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

  • ˈrabble-ˌrousing, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rabble-rouser1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

From BBC

It was even more eyebrow-raising because the conservative rabble-rouser had proposed 27 amendments to the budget.

From Salon

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