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

Other Word Forms

• rabble-rousing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rabble-rouser¹

First recorded in 1835–45