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Stirrers are implements for stirring, typically slender sticks or rods used to mix drinks: She grabbed a handful of plastic stirrers for the coffee station.
The word also refers to people who deliberately provoke trouble or discord—those who stir things up: He's one of the office stirrers, always spreading gossip.
Those who incite disturbance
- impellersRotating blades moving fluid
- mixersCombination devices or gatherings
- paddlesHandheld water propulsion tools
- propellersSpinning blades creating thrust
turbines · blades · rotors · vats · homogenizers · emulsifiers · dispersers · blenders
One who creates discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
inciter · fomenter · agitator · disruptor · mischief-maker · gossipmonger · rumormonger · scandalmonger
Small drink-mixing implements
- muddlersDrink-crushing bar tools
- honey dippersGrooved utensils for viscous sweeteners
People working for causes
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
- advocatesThose who support causes
organizers · revolutionaries · dissidents · grassroots organizers · community organizers · rabble-rousers · firebrands · catalysts
Act that triggers response
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- stimulationEvoking a response
incitement · passion · fervor · enthusiasm · turbulence · upheaval · commotion · unrest
agitators
Those who incite disturbance
- impellersRotating blades moving fluid
- mixersCombination devices or gatherings
- paddlesHandheld water propulsion tools
propellers · turbines · blades · rotors · vats · homogenizers · emulsifiers · dispersers · blenders
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
firebrand · inciter · fomenter · agitator · disruptor · mischief-maker · gossipmonger · rumormonger · scandalmonger · intriguer
swizzle sticks
Small drink-mixing implements
- muddlersDrink-crushing bar tools
- honey dippersGrooved utensils for viscous sweeteners
activists
People working for causes
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
- reformersAdvocates for institutional improvement
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
advocates · organizers · revolutionaries · dissidents · grassroots organizers · community organizers · rabble-rousers · firebrands · catalysts · change agents
provocation
Act that triggers response
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
stimulation · incitement · passion · fervor · enthusiasm · turbulence · upheaval · commotion · unrest · tumult
whisks
Implements for stirring
- coffee shopespresso machine, coffee grinder, coffee beans, coffee cups, coffee maker
- painting suppliesbrushes, paint, paint tubes, paintbrush, brush
- drink accessoriesstraw, straws, lid, lids, coaster
- barwarecocktail shaker, shaker, muddler, bar spoon, jigger
- craft servicescraft table, crafty, snack table, coffee station, catering truck
- barware collectiblesbeer glasses, pint glasses, coasters, bottle openers, cocktail shakers
stirrersstraws
Hollow tubes for drinking
drinking straws · sippers · ladles · spouts · pourers
stirrerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
peacekeepers · mediators · harmonizers · uniters · reconcilers
stirrerssettlers
Those who establish homes
separators · strainers · clarifiers · centrifuges · decanters
- pot stirrerOne who provokes discord
- stirred upIncited or agitated
- stirred the potIntentionally provoked discord
- shaken not stirredCocktail mixing specification
- shit stirrerSomeone who provokes conflict
- coffee stirrerThin rod for mixing drinks