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perturber

noun

Etymology

From perturb + -er.

  1. derived from *(s)twerH-✻ — “to agitate, stir up; to urge on, propel”
  2. derived from τῠ́ρβη — “confusion, disorder, tumult”
  3. derived from perturbāre
  4. derived from perturber
  5. inherited from perturben — “to disturb (someone) mentally, disquiet; to cause disorder to (something), confuse; to hinder (something)”
  6. suffixed as perturber — “perturb + er”

Definitions

  1. One who or that which perturbs.

    • The queen forgot the dignity of her station and the softness of her sex, and, in language more fit for the markets than the court, called him rogue, and traitor, and perturber of the public peace; […]

  2. A source of perturbation.

    • This moon is a significant perturber.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA