Meanings
plural obstructors
- alternativeAlternative form of obstructer.
And [former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán] was obstructor in chief for the European Union: Russia’s most loyal friend, a vetoer of all things pro-Ukrainian, and a standard-bearer for those who feel the EU is perpetually undermining the sovereignty of its member nations.
2026 April 12, Mark Sappenfield, “Hungary election results echo worldwide after Viktor Orbán ousted”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
nounany structure that makes progress difficult
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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obstructor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstructor
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