stirrer

[ stur-er ]

/ ˈstɜr ər /

noun

a person or thing that stirs.

an implement or device for stirring something.

Words nearby stirrer

stirling's formula, stirlingshire, stirp, stirpiculture, stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar

Origin of stirrer

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

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Examples from the Web for stirrer

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
Chaucer was a courtier, and a companion of princes; nay, a reformer also, and a stirrer out in the world.
A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla|Leigh Hunt
It is placed on a slide at the aperture of the steam kettle so as to receive the warm seed as it is thrown out by the stirrer.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882|Various
He is an enemy to peace--a stirrer up of sedition and conspiracy!
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green

The mass is afterward mixed with care by means of the stirrer, and the distillation may then proceed at once.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885|Various

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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