DISTURBER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

disturber

noun

Definition of disturber

as in troublemaker

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Noun

Waymo then stopped the car and alerted the San Mateo Police, who showed up and detained the troublemakers, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
This year’s milestone edition furthers that legacy by pairing foundational film voices with the next generation of artistic troublemakers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

Definition of troublemaker

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An ensuing investigation connected the five suspects to a March assault in Sunnyvale, and linked the group to three more assailants, two men and a 16-year-old boy, police said.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
The assailant, David Wayne DePape, was subsequently prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of assailant

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Other potential pest ant species found in California include odorous house ants, pavement ants, pharaoh ants, southern fire ants, and carpenter ants.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Orkin treats a wider variety of pests, including bedbugs and wildlife, and offers additional home maintenance services.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of pest

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Angel City attacker Jun Endo went down with a non-contact injury in the 33rd minute and was assisted off the pitch visibly shaken.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Johan Manzambi Exciting attacker Johan Manzambi has played a starring role for a Switzerland side that reached the quarter-final stage for the first time since 1954, before being eliminated by Argentina.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of attacker

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Anyone who thinks the only alternative to being a victim is to be a victimizer is missing some important possibilities.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Even if online shaming continues, this accountability will make sure that the victimizer will face social consequences as well.

— Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025

Definition of victimizer

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