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.
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.
A person who causes trouble or stirs up conflict, not necessarily political.
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.
Literally 'fire-starter', used figuratively for someone who instigates or sparks a conflict or movement.
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.
Watch out for that person who stirs up trouble.
彼が議論の火付け役だった。
He was the instigator of the argument.
The agitator inside the tank mixes the liquid.