ˈajəˌtād.ə(r) also |ajə|tāˌtȯ(ə)r or -tȯ(ə) noun
( -s )
Etymology: agitate (meaning also, in 17th century, to administer, manage) + -or
1. usually capitalized : an agent appointed by the Parliamentary army in Cromwell's time to look after the interests of the private soldiers — called also Adjutator
2. : one that agitates: as
a. : one who stirs up political, economic, religious, or other social agitation
an agitator for the rights of the common people
b. : an implement or apparatus (as one utilizing a propeller on a shaft) for mixing, stirring, or shaking
• ag·i·ta·to·ri·al |ajətə|tōrēəl adjective