Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who disturbs or disquiets; a violator of peace or harmony; one who causes tumult or disorder.
- noun One who or that which excites disgust, agitation, or tumult; that which causes perturbation.
- noun In law, one who hinders or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his rights.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler.
- noun (Law) One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone or something that
disturbs ; adisrupter .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion
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Examples
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He is a trouble-maker, a disturber of the public peace, a shallow-pated demagogue —
THEFT 2010
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“NOW FATHERS,” he had complained to the French, “it is you that is the disturber in this land, by coming & building your towns.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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“NOW FATHERS,” he had complained to the French, “it is you that is the disturber in this land, by coming & building your towns.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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A host of players - Mike Knuble, Brooks Laich, Matt Hendricks, Eric Fehr and Jason Chimera - have auditioned for the role of prime disturber in front of the crease.
Capitals still searching for answers on the power play Katie Carrera 2011
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“NOW FATHERS,” he had complained to the French, “it is you that is the disturber in this land, by coming & building your towns.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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“NOW FATHERS,” he had complained to the French, “it is you that is the disturber in this land, by coming & building your towns.”
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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This can be a wondrous help if your life is being disturbed by others, but what if you are the disturbed disturber?
ASBO Nation Rozalind Dineen 2010
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This is a s – t disturber question!!! and you seem to favor
Blitzer: Should Clinton's swing state edge be a factor? 2008
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He was bored and restless—never the best combination for an inveterate leg puller and peace disturber like Twain.
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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Anyone who has lived in the vicinity of a disturber-of-the-peace knows that they are capable of making life unpleasant, or worse, without necessarily crossing the line into criminality.
ASBO Nation Rozalind Dineen 2010
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