rouser

rouse

R0323400 (rouz)v. roused, rous·ing, rous·es v.tr.1. To wake (someone) up.2. To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up. See Synonyms at provoke.3. To give rise to; bring about: an ad that roused my curiosity; a book that roused a furor.v.intr.1. To awaken.2. To become active, attentive, or excited.

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[Middle English rousen, to shake the feathers: used of a hawk, perhaps from Old French reuser, ruser, to repel, push back, from Vulgar Latin *recūsāre, from Latin, to refuse; see recuse.]

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rous′er n.

rouser

(ˈraʊzə) n1. a person or thing that rouses people, such as a stirring speech or compelling rock song2. (in combination): rabble-rouser.

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rouser - someone who rouses others from sleeparouser, wakerattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another