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disrupter

disrupter

1 6.0
A person who interrupts a meeting or class and disturbs others
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈrʌptər/
translation icon : interrumpidor

Examples

  • Teachers need to teach and not be bothered by disrupters in the classroom.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The teacher addressed the disrupter in the classroom to restore order.

  • At the meeting, she was seen as a disrupter who constantly interrupted the speaker.

  • During the event, the disrupter made it difficult for others to focus on the presentation.

Synonyms

troublemaker
vsdisrupter
  • Offensive
69 4.1

A person who causes problems for other people on purpose

is narrower, focused on interrupting meetings or organised group activities
heckler
vsdisrupter
14 7.1

A person who interrupts a speaker or performer with rude comments

is broader, interrupting many kinds of organised activities not only speeches
instigator
vsdisrupter
12 6.8

A person who starts trouble or urges others to act

interrupts or disturbs ongoing organised activities rather than initiating conflict
disruptor
vsdisrupter
2 6.5

A person who interrupts a meeting or event and causes disorder

is specifically a person who intentionally interrupts meetings or organised activities
disturber
vsdisrupter
2 6.5

A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble

targets formal gatherings specifically and acts with intentional disturbance
mischief-maker
vsdisrupter
2 6.0

A person who causes small trouble by playing tricks or starting gossip

is intentionally disruptive in formal meetings rather than playfully causing mischief
interrupter
vsdisrupter
1 4.0

A person or thing that stops the normal flow of activity

is focused on deliberate interruption of meetings and organised events
provoker
vsdisrupter
1 7.5

A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react

interrupts meetings directly rather than primarily encouraging others to react
derailer
vsdisrupter
1 8.1

A person who interrupts and makes others lose focus in meetings or plans

aims at interrupting meetings or events on purpose rather than accidental derailment
troubler
vsdisrupter
7.4

A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights

is specific to interrupting organised events rather than causing broad trouble

Antonyms

facilitator
33 5.1

A person who helps a group work better together

How Disruptive

saboteur
20 8.3
agitator
16 6.5
disrupter
1 6.0
troublemaker
  • Offensive
69 4.1
heckler
14 7.1

Surface Forms

disrupter singular
disrupters plural

Morphology

disrupter = disrupt (transparent) = dis + rupt + er

This is a regular agent noun meaning 'a person who disrupts'.

Etymology

Disrupter comes from dis- ('apart') and rupt ('break'), the same root in interrupt. So a meeting disrupter is someone who 'breaks in' on a talk or stops it.