rouser
Britishnoun
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A Cleveland paper called Robinson a "rabble rouser" who was on a "soap box."
From Salon ● May 14, 2022
"I was introduced to Jesus as a rabble rouser who made things happen," he later recalled.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2021
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
There's the usual yarn about a jackaroo mistaking Thompson for a brother rouser, and asking him whether old Baldy was about anywhere, and Baldy said: "Why, are you looking for a job?"
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
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