uprooter

ʌpˈruːtə

Definition

Definition of uprooter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botanical

Rare

one who removes plants from the ground

Rare

The gardener became an uprooter, clearing the old shrubs..

figurative

Rare

one who causes disruption or displacement

Rare

He was known as an uprooter of traditional practices..

agitator

disruptor

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Origin of uprooter

Old English, up (up) + root (root)

Examples of uprooter in a sentence

As an uprooter, she removed all the invasive species.
The new policy made him an uprooter in the company.
She became an uprooter by challenging the old norms.

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French:déracineur, perturbateur, ...
German:Entwurzler, Umstürzler, ...
Italian:estirpatore, perturbatore, ...
Spanish:arrancador, perturbador, ...
Portuguese:desenraizador, desestabilizador, ...
Chinese:拔除植物的人, 破坏者, ...
Japanese:根こそぎにする人, 破壊者, ...
Arabic:مُقْتَلِعُ النَّبَاتَاتِ, مُغَيِّر جَذْرِي, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲקֵר צְמָחִים, מְשַׁרְעֵר, ...
Russian:выкорчевыватель, разрушитель, ...
Ukrainian:викорчовувач, порушник, ...
Hindi:जड़ से उखाड़ने वाला, विघटनकर्ता, ...
Bengali:উপড়ানো ব্যক্তি, বিপর্যয় সৃষ্টিকারী, ...
Catalan:arrencador, pertorbador, ...
Czech:vytrhávač, rozvraceč, ...
Danish:optrækker, forstyrrer, ...
Dutch:ontwortelaar, ontwrichter, ...
Greek:ξεριζωτής, ανατροπέας, ...
Hungarian:gyomláló, felforgató, ...
Khmer:អ្នកដករុក្ខជាតិចេញពីដី, អ្នកបង្កការរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ ឬការផ្លាស់ទីលំនៅ, ...
Korean:제거자, 혼란을 일으키는 사람, ...
Persian:ریشه‌کن کننده, مخل, ...
Polish:wykorzeniaciel, zakłócacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):desenraizador, desestabilizador, ...
Romanian:dezrădăcinător, perturbator, ...
Swedish:utdragare, omvälvare, ...
Thai:คนถอนต้นไม้, ผู้ทำลาย, ...
Turkish:bitki sökücü, gelenek bozucu, ...
Vietnamese:người nhổ cây, người phá vỡ, ...

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