Noun: rabble-rouser 'ra-bul,raw-zu(r)
- A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
"The rabble-rouser's inflammatory speeches swayed the crowd";
- demagogue, demagog [US]
Derived forms: rabble-rousers
Type of: pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]
Encyclopedia: Rabble-rouser