rabble-rouser

rabble-rouser [rab-uh l-rou-zer] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for rabble-rouser on Thesaurus.com noun

1. 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 Related Words for rabble-rouser incendiary, agitator, firebrand, demagogue Examples from the Web for rabble-rouser Contemporary Examples of rabble-rouser

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

Sharpton’s Controversial TV Gig

Lloyd Grove

August 26, 2011

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

The Real Housewives of New York City’s Alex McCord Lets Loose

Nicole LaPorte

May 25, 2011

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

When Politicians Run Away

David A. Graham

February 19, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for rabble-rouser rabble-rouser noun

1. a person who manipulates the passions of the mob; demagogue

Derived Formsrabble-rousing, adjective, noun 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.