rabble-rouser

[rab-uh l-rou-zer]

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noun

a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for his or her own interests; demagogue.

Origin of rabble-rouser

First recorded in 1835–45

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Reverend [Jesse] Jackson started as a rabble-rouser in Chicago and ended up running for president and having a talk show on CNN.
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August 26, 2011
On The Real Housewives of New York City, Alex McCord has morphed from wallflower to rabble-rouser.
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Before Abraham Lincoln was a Republican and a staid statesman, he was a Whig and a rabble-rouser.
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British Dictionary definitions for rabble-rouser

rabble-rouser

noun

a person who manipulates the passions of the mob; demagogue

Derived Formsrabble-rousing, adjective, noun

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Word Origin and History for rabble-rouser

n.

1842, agent noun from Rabble-rousing, which first attested 1802 in Sydney Smith; from rabble (n.1) + rouse.

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Contemporary Examples

Reverend [Jesse] Jackson started as a rabble-rouser in Chicago and ended up running for president and having a talk show on CNN.

On The Real Housewives of New York City, Alex McCord has morphed from wallflower to rabble-rouser.

Before Abraham Lincoln was a Republican and a staid statesman, he was a Whig and a rabble-rouser.

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Word Origin and History for rabble-rouser

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Origin of rabble-rouser