stirrer

[ stur-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that stirs. stir.
2. an implement or device for stirring stir stirring something.

stirrer

/ ˈstɜːrə /

noun

1. a person or thing that stirs
2. informal.
   a person who deliberately causes trouble
3. informal.
   a political activist or agitator

Word History and Origins

Origin of stirrer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; stir ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

I also created ten torches by combining free paint stirrers from Home Depot with a few ripped-up T-shirts.

From Outside Online

Enter the iSpoon, a conventional stirrer on one end and a tablet stylus on the other.

From The Daily Beast

No matter what happens, whether she runs for president or not, Palin is going to be Pot Stirrer-in-Chief.

From The Daily Beast

A flask to which is fitted a stirrer and gas seal is shown in section by b, Fig. 8.

From Project Gutenberg

A screw stirrer is provided, and the whole apparatus is immersed in kerosene in the glass box of a storage cell.

From Project Gutenberg

The stirrer should not be removed till the calcination is finished.

From Project Gutenberg

Then bring a drop of the assay with the stirrer in contact with one of the test drops on the plate.

From Project Gutenberg

Put in some more oxide of copper, and clean the stirrer in it.

From Project Gutenberg