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disturber

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[di-sturb-er] / dɪˈstɜrb ər /

noun

  1. someone who disturbs, interferes with the public peace, or who stirs up unrest; troublemaker.


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She turned herself into a disruptive alien, an outsider, a disturber.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2018

Edmundson stresses that a thinking life should be focused on seeking the truth, sometimes on being a disturber of the peace.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2015

He also revealed his ignorance of a pop disturber as restless as himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2015

The feisty shift disturber has an undeniably charismatic presence, whether anyone likes it or not.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2011

“You’ve broken into my theater and thrown the place into a panic, that’s what you’ve done. You’re a disturber of the peace.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

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