Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stirrer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stirrer \Stir"rer\, n.
One who, or that which, stirs something; also, one who moves
about, especially after sleep; as, an early stirrer. --Shak.
{Stirrer up}, an instigator or inciter. --Atterbury.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stirrer
n 1: a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
[syn: {scaremonger}]
2: an implement used for stirring
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