Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which upsets; also, one who or that which sets up; specifically, a tool used in upsetting a tire.
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- noun One who
upsets (something); adisrupter . - noun A person or device that turns something
upside down
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
Etymologies
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Examples
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Did anyone ever notice that in the last 100 years the only time the Democrats could win the presidency was if there was a third pary upsetter 1912, 1992
The Volokh Conspiracy » Senator Schumer’s Says No More GOP Justices: 2007
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KING: Every time I moderate a debate on this issue they get upsetter and upsetter.
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KING: Every time I moderate a debate on this issue they get upsetter and upsetter.
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KING: Every time I moderate a debate on this issue, they get upsetter and upsetter.
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KING: Every time I moderate a debate on this issue they get upsetter and upsetter.
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KING: Every time I moderate a debate on this issue they get upsetter and upsetter.
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How, then, shall the Satanist return to his role as the upsetter of stasis?
The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #8 1991
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No doubt she looked upon her with an evil eye, as being the upsetter of all her plans.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various
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I know you for a cunning contriver -- an upsetter of calculations -- but no Turk.
The Lion of Petra Talbot Mundy 1909
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He had always been an upsetter of conventions, and a law unto himself.
The Divine Fire May Sinclair 1904
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