perturber

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noun

One who or that which perturbs.

“This moon is a significant perturber.”

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Meanings

nounperturber (plural perturbers)

plural perturbers

  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; […]

    1836, George Payne Rainsford James, Lives of the Most Eminent Foreign Statesmen
  2. natural sciencesA source of perturbation.

    This moon is a significant perturber.

Origin

From perturb + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reperturb
Cite this entry
APA

perturber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perturber

MLA

“perturber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perturber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perturber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perturber.

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