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STIRRER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stirrer mean?
• STIRRER (noun)
The noun STIRRER has 2 senses:
1. a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
2. an implement used for stirring
Familiarity information: STIRRER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
scaremonger; stirrer
Hypernyms ("stirrer" is a kind of...):
alarmist (a person who alarms others needlessly)
Derivation:
stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An implement used for stirring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stirrer" is a kind of...):
implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
Derivation:
stir (move an implement through)
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