rouser
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The rest of the set balanced her competing impulses: rock chick, singer-songwriter, rabble rouser, strident feminist, heartfelt balladeer.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
I can also acknowledge that “Can’t Hold Us” is a rouser that gets people pumped up, too.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
Clyburn campaigned for Brown, and was joined by House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who took a dig at Turner’s reputation as a rabble rouser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Chenoweth, whose freakishly wide-ranging voice can accommodate a multitude of styles, sang Judy Garland favorites, country and western numbers, a Carpenters hit and a gospel crowd rouser.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2019
She smiled a wicked little smile that she called "the rouser."
From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Herbert George Jenkins
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