noun
agitant
Agitant (noun) means someone who stirs up strong feeling or action in others.
noun
1
Someone who stirs up strong feeling or action in others.
"If it were up to those two, he said, all political agitants would be locked up in jail."
— Helene Cooper, The House at Sugar Beach (2008)
"Garofalo and Ferri were the foremost agitants for victim compensation in the nineteenth century."
— LeRoy G. Schultz, A Compensation Policy for Sex Victims (1972)
2
Something that stirs up strong feeling or activity.
"Metabolic agitants, such as caffeine and coca"
— Luanne Freer, High-Altitude Medicine (2009)
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Etymology
Came from Latin agitāns, the present participle of agitō ("to shake, brandish, agitate"); equivalent to agitate + -ant.
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What is the meaning of agitant?
"agitant" (noun) means someone who stirs up strong feeling or action in others.
What is another word for agitant?
Other words for "agitant" include agitator.
What are the different meanings of agitant?
"agitant" has 2 main meanings: 1. Someone who stirs up strong feeling or action in others; 2. Something that stirs up strong feeling or activity.
