Meaning of Stirrer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A device used to stir. (Cardinal types include wood or plastic strips (for beverages) and magnetic objects that react to a spinning magnet nearby (for chemistry beakers).
2. A person who stirs something.
3. A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.
   slang
4. One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.

Equivalents

Examples

“We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!”

“The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms.”

“Near-synonyms: (vulgar) shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger”

“Why would you say something so hurtful? God, you are such a stirrer!”

“I heard some early stirrers in the kitchen at dawn, but I saw no reason to get up yet.”

“An early stirrer, by the rood!”

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