disturbers

noun

plural of disturber
as in troublemakers

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  1. troublemakers
  2. assailants
  3. attackers
  4. pests
Noun
  • Instead, the Plaintiffs were labeled ‘troublemakers’ by the school and, therefore, not trustworthy.
    — Austin Horn July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of troublemakers
Noun
  • Researchers have found that these assailants are disproportionately likely to have dementia.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of assailants
Noun
  • Websites under the control of the attackers display a CAPTCHA that requires the visitor to copy a jumble of text and paste it into the terminal.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Mbappe wasn’t the worst of France’s attackers and never stopped trying to turn the tide, but his quality deserted him.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of attackers
Noun
  • Summer heat dries out soil and stresses grass, inviting pests and disease.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
  • This can trap the moisture and lead to fungus, diseases, pests, and rot.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of pests
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