abolitionist vs agitator

abolitionist

noun
  • A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice. 

  • A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. 

adj
  • In favor of the abolition of slavery. 

agitator

noun
  • One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers. 

  • An implement for shaking or mixing. 

  • One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Oliver Cromwell's time, to look after their interests. 

How often have the words abolitionist and agitator occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )