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der Scharfmacher (-)
die Scharfmacherin (-nen)
   agitator, rabble-rouser; tease(r)

Vom Scharfmacher bis zum Staatsmann hat Roland Koch bereits so gut wie alle Rollen verkörpert.
From rabble-rouser to statesman, Roland Koch has already embodied virtually every role.
Meistens klingt das wie eine Schelte der Scharfmacher, die ein härteres Urheberrecht fordern.
More often than not it sounds like an attack by agitators, who demand tougher copyright laws.
Er zählt nicht zu den Scharfmachern, ist intelligent und hat als Politiker gelernt, die richtigen Worte zu finden.
He’s not an agitator, he’s intelligent, and as a politician he has learned to find the right words.

Related:
die Scharfmacherei agitation, rabble-rousing
scharf machen to arm, prime (explosives); arouse, turn on, tease; stir up

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