stirrer

[ stur-er ]

/ ˈstɜr ər /

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noun

a person or thing that stirs.

an implement or device for stirring something.

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Origin of stirrer

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at stir¹, -er¹

Words nearby stirrer

Stirling's formula, Stirlingshire, stirp, stirpiculture, stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar

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How to use stirrer in a sentence

I also created ten torches by combining free paint stirrers from Home Depot with a few ripped-up T-shirts.
I Went Camping as My Dungeons & Dragons Character|smurguia|July 15, 2021|Outside Online
Enter the iSpoon, a conventional stirrer on one end and a tablet stylus on the other.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Richard Hendriks in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter what happens, whether she runs for president or not, Palin is going to be Pot Stirrer-in-Chief.
Don't Run Sarah!|Mark McKinnon|November 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A flask to which is fitted a stirrer and gas seal is shown in section by b, Fig. 8.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas

A screw stirrer is provided, and the whole apparatus is immersed in kerosene in the glass box of a storage cell.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
The stirrer should not be removed till the calcination is finished.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Then bring a drop of the assay with the stirrer in contact with one of the test drops on the plate.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Put in some more oxide of copper, and clean the stirrer in it.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for stirrer

stirrer

/ (ˈstɜːrə) /

noun

a person or thing that stirs

informal a person who deliberately causes trouble

Australian and NZ informal a political activist or agitator

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