"stirrer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɜːɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɝɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-stirrer.ogg [Australia] Forms: stirrers [plural]
enPR: stûrʹər Rhymes: -ɜːɹə(ɹ) Etymology: stir + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stir|er}} stir + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} stirrer (plural stirrers)
  1. A device used to stir.
    Sense id: en-stirrer-en-noun-ENZ3y5b-
  2. A person who stirs something.
    Sense id: en-stirrer-en-noun-3BLQX4TI
  3. (slang) A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-stirrer-en-noun-xPI~ayjg
  4. One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.
    Sense id: en-stirrer-en-noun-T8~Z9lN7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 6 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 18 12 11 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: champagne stirrer, magnetic stirrer, pot stirrer, shit-stirrer

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stirrer meaning in English (2.3kB)

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