Stirrer
/ˈstɜːɹə/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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).
"We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!"
- 2 an implement used for stirring wordnet
- 3 A person who stirs something.
"The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms."
- 4 a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble wordnet
- 5 A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation. slang
"Near-synonyms: (vulgar) shit-stirrer, shit disturber, shitmonger"
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- 6 One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.
"I heard some early stirrers in the kitchen at dawn, but I saw no reason to get up yet."
Example
More examples"We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!"
Etymology
From stir + -er.