rouser
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I was introduced to Jesus as a rabble rouser who made things happen," he later recalled.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2021
Clyburn campaigned for Brown, and was joined by House Homeland Security Committee Chair Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who took a dig at Turner’s reputation as a rabble rouser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Chenoweth, whose freakishly wide-ranging voice can accommodate a multitude of styles, sang Judy Garland favorites, country and western numbers, a Carpenters hit and a gospel crowd rouser.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2019
Even before he was jerked around by General Motors, Waun had been a rabble rouser.
From Salon ● May 12, 2013
Thomas Sowell There's a story about Robespierre that has the preeminent rabble- rouser of the French Revolution leaping up from his chair as soon as he saw a mob assembling outside.
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin
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