Discorder

/dɪsˈkɔɹdɚ/ noun

Definition

One who causes discord or disagreement; a person who creates conflict or disrupts harmony.

Etymology

From discord (verb) plus -er suffix, which creates agent nouns (people who do something). The pattern is similar to how 'teach' becomes 'teacher' or 'sing' becomes 'singer'.

Kelly Says

This is an archaic or rare word—you won't find many people using 'discorder' to describe someone who causes trouble, probably because we have so many other words like troublemaker, agitator, or instigator!

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