0 a person who says, writes, or does things that make crowds of people excited or angry, usually intentionally in order to make them act in a particular way:
Johnson was unpopular with the management because he was a well-known rabble-rouser.
1 a person who excites others to anger, hate, or violence
This is no loosely knit group of rabble-rousers spouting off at meetings and gathering signatures on petitions.
She is also warm and loyal and, truth be told, not much of a rabble-rouser.
A new breed of rabble-rousers is keeping a watchful eye on the corporations that handle their nest eggs.
We certainly would not class him as in the rabble-rouser category.
He refers to the mechanics of the rabble-rouser, and to market place mendacity.
A new music rabble-rouser, he also writes music reviews and articles.
He is not to be dismissed as a mere rabble-rouser or as the leader of a gang of boodlers....
He is a rabble-rouser and a complainer.
