terminology question

[David Boromisza-Habashi]

In Hungarian, szarkeverő ("someone stirring shit") carries similar connotations. 

http://magyar-angol-szotar.hu/szarkever%C5%91.html

Given a contentious social situation, a shit-stirrer attempts maneuver himself or herself into a position of control in order to make social gains or at least to claim the moral high ground.

Cheers, David

--
David Boromisza-Habashi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Boulder

http://colorado.academia.edu/DavidBoromiszaHabashi
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In Yiddish, Kochleffel, literally a cooking spoon, someone who goes around
stirring things up and then can't help but advise on their resolution.
 Parodied rather wryly here - http://bit.ly/15GHqm2
While edging into the metaphorical I'm also reminded of Sylvester McMonkey
McBean in the Dr. Seuss story "The Sneetches"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sneetches_and_Other_Stories#.22The_Sneetches.22

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Da Silva, Antonio B - (ajbsilva) <
ajbsilva at email.arizona.edu> wrote:

> psychoanalyst!
>
> Tom-Zé
> _____
>
> Antonio José (Tom-Zé) da Silva, Ph.D.
> School of Anthropology
> Center for Latin American Studies
> University of Arizona
>
> On May 13, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Teresa Lane <teresalane at YAHOO.COM<mailto:
> teresalane at YAHOO.COM>>
>  wrote:
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> Agitator?
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> *********
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> Teresa Phipps Lane
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> P O Box 81638
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> Pittsburgh PA 15217
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> teresalane at yahoo.com<mailto:teresalane at yahoo.com>
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> http://www.linkedin.com/in/terrylane
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> --- On Mon, 5/13/13, Celso Alvarez Cáccamo <lxalvarz at UDC.ES> wrote:
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> From: Celso Alvarez Cáccamo <lxalvarz at UDC.ES>
> Subject: Re: terminology question
> To: LINGANTH at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
> Date: Monday, May 13, 2013, 11:47 AM
>
> Imperialist?
>
> -celso
> Celso Alvarez Cáccamo
>
>
> No dia 13/05/2013, às 16:15, Ellen Contini-Morava <elc9j at VIRGINIA.EDU>
> escreveu:
>
> Hello, my husband asks the following question.  If anyone has suggestions,
> they can be sent to him or I'll forward them.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ellen
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:    terminology question
> Date:    Mon, 13 May 2013 09:53:31 -0400 (EDT)
> From:    Jack Morava <jack at chow.mat.jhu.edu>
>
>
>
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>
>
> I'm looking for a word, in any language, that describes
> a person who foments conflict so as to have a role in
> resolving it. Busybody and polarizer are in the right
> approximate semantic range but don't seem to capture
> the essence.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>                 (:+{)}  Jack
>