disrupter

Example Sentences

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Slater thinks a new set of application-layer disrupters is on the way that will use AI to overthrow the existing tech leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Both Farage and Polanski like to be seen as disrupters, intent on shaking things up.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

As such, they were disrupters for their peers in the age where late-night television was ruled by Johnny Carson.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2024

Aaron Donald and Ernest Jones IV are gone, so Rams had big defensives plan when they drafted Florida State front disrupters Jared Verse and Braden Fiske.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024

The Sixers had installed teleportation disrupters, which prevented anyone from transporting inside the force field via technological means.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline