Meaning & use
Disrupter
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A person or thing that disrupts something; a variant spelling of "disruptor."
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The startup positioned itself as a disrupter in the sleepy insurance market.
A single disrupter in the classroom made it hard for the teacher to keep everyone's attention.
A note on using this word
Both "disrupter" and "disruptor" are accepted spellings; "disruptor" has become more common in business writing.
Words with a similar meaning
troublemakerdisruptor
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