As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
OBSTRUCTER
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
(noun) any structure that makes progress difficult
obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter
(noun) someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obstructer (plural obstructers)
Someone who obstructs, Agent noun of obstruct.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*struct"er, n.
Definition: One who obstructs or hinders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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