stirrer

stir ¹  (stûr)

v. stirred, stir·ring, stirs

v.tr.

1.

a. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example) in circular motions so as to mix or cool the contents: stirred the soup before tasting it.

b. To introduce (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture: stirred a cup of sugar into the cake batter.

c. To mix together the ingredients of before cooking or use: stirred up some popover batter; stirred the paint.

2. To cause to move or shift, especially slightly or with irregular motion: A breeze stirred the branches.

3. To prod into brisk or vigorous action; bestir: stirred themselves to fix breakfast.

4.

a. To rouse, as from indifference, and prompt to action. See Synonyms at provoke.

b. To provoke deliberately: stirred by trouble.

5. To excite strong feelings in.

v.intr.

1. To change position slightly: The dog stirred in its sleep.

2.

a. To move about actively; bestir oneself.

b. To move away from a customary or usual place or position: instructed the guards not to stir from their posts.

3. To take place; happen.

4. To be capable of being stirred: a mixture that stirs easily.

5. To be roused or affected by strong feelings: "His wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead" (Charles Dickens).

n.

1. A stirring, mixing, or poking movement.

2. A slight movement.

3. A disturbance or commotion.

4. An excited reaction; a ferment.

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[Middle English stiren, from Old English styrian, to excite, agitate.]

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stirrer n.

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stir ²  (stûr)

n. Slang

Prison.

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[Origin unknown.]

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stirrer [ˈstɜːrə]

n

1. a person or thing that stirs

2. Informal a person who deliberately causes trouble

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Austral and NZ informal a political activist or agitator

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stirrer - a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble scaremonger alarmist - a person who alarms others needlessly
	2.	stirrer - an implement used for stirring implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

Translations

stirrer

n (Brit inf: = gossipmonger etc) → Stänkerer m, → Stänkerin f (inf); (= troublemaker) → Scharfmacher(in) m(f) (inf), → Agitator(in) m(f)

stirrer [ˈstɜːrəʳ] n (Brit) (fam) → piantagrane m/f