Translation guide
Describes a person who stirs up public feeling or trouble, often for political or social reasons. Japanese equivalents range from formal political terms to casual words for troublemakers.
A person who deliberately stirs up public opinion or incites action, often in a political or social movement.
A person who causes trouble or stirs up conflict, not necessarily political.
A machine or device that stirs or shakes something, like in a washing machine or industrial mixer.
While 扇動者 is correct for political agitators, using it for a casual troublemaker can sound overly dramatic. Use トラブルメーカー or descriptive phrases instead.
Standard term for someone who agitates or incites a crowd, often used in political contexts.
He is known as a political agitator.
Loanword from English, used in similar contexts but may sound more modern or specific to certain movements.
The agitator spoke passionately at the rally.
A slightly more literary or formal term for an agitator, emphasizing the role as a professional or habitual inciter.
He made a name for himself as an agitator.
Common loanword for a person who causes trouble or discord, often used in everyday situations.
He's the troublemaker in the class.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'a person who causes a disturbance'. More literal and less idiomatic than トラブルメーカー.
Watch out for that person who stirs up trouble.
Literally 'fire-starter', used figuratively for someone who instigates or sparks a conflict or movement.
He was the instigator of the argument.
General term for a mixing or agitating machine, used in industrial and household contexts.
This washing machine has a powerful agitator.
Also used for mechanical agitators, especially in technical contexts.
The agitator inside the tank mixes the liquid.