DISTURBER

disturber

(noun) a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disturber (plural disturbers)

Someone or something that disturbs; a disrupter.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*turb"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. destorbeor.]

1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator of peace; a troubler. A needless disturber of the peace of God's church and an author of dissension. Hooker.

2. (Law)

Definition: One who interrupts or incommodes another in the peaceable enjoyment of his right.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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