Definition
A person who creates a distraction or diversion, especially one who deliberately misleads others or draws attention away from the main issue.
Etymology
From 'diversion' (act of turning aside) + '-ist' (one who practices), derived from Latin 'divertere' (to turn away). The '-ist' suffix was added in the 19th century to denote someone who specializes in or practices diversions.
Kelly Says
During wartime and political conflicts, diversionists were (and still are) strategic operators who create fake attacks or misleading information to confuse enemies—it's basically professional distraction used in military and espionage tactics.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتفرِّع
mu-t-far-ri'
BNবাংলা
বিচ্যুতি
bi-ch-yuti
CACatalà
diversió
di-ver-sió
CSČeština
odklonující
od-klo-nu-j-u-ci
DADansk
afledningsmiddel
af-led-nings-mid-del
DEDeutsch
Ablenkungsfachmann
a-ble-n-kungs-fach-mann
ELΕλληνικά
παραπέμπει
pa-ra-pem-pei
ESEspañol
diversionista
di-ver-sion-is-ta
FAفارسی
افکنده
af-kan-deh
FISuomi
häirintävä
hair-in-tä-vä
FRFrançais
diversionniste
di-ver-sion-niste
GUGU
વિભિન્ન પાંખડીઓ
vi-vi-dhap-a-n-kha-di-o
HAHA
farkon-farkon
far-kon-far-kon
HEעברית
משתמש
mis-ta-mesh
HIहिन्दी
विचलित करने वाला
vi-chalit kar-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
elvonatkoztató
el-von-at-ko-zo-ta-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengalihkan
peng-ali-hkan
IGIG
nri nri nri
nri nri nri
ITItaliano
direttivo
di-ret-ti-vo
KMKM
ដល់ ទាំង ស្រុក
dal to theng srork
MRMR
विविधपत्री
vi-vi-dhap-tri
MSBahasa Melayu
penyeleweng
pen-ye-lew-eng
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့် ပင်
kye-yap-h-na-ng pin
NLNederlands
afleidingsmiddel
af-lei-dings-mit-del
NONorsk
avledning
av-led-ning
PAPA
ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਪੱਤੇ
vi-bhin-n pat-te
PLPolski
odwracający uwagę
od-wra-ca-y-ą-cy uwagę
PTPortuguês
diversivo
di-ver-si-vo
RORomână
distractor
dis-trak-tor
RUРусский
отвлекающий
ot-vly-kay-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
avledning
av-led-ning
SWKiswahili
kupotosha
ku-po-to-sha
TAதமிழ்
விலக்கு
vi-lak-ku
TEతెలుగు
విచలనం
vi-cha-la-nam
THไทย
สิ่งที่เบี่ยงเบน
sing thi biaen ben
TLTL
pangungaliw
pan-gung-aliw
TRTürkçe
dalga geçirme
dal-ga ge-chir-me
UKУкраїнська
відволікаючий
vid-vo-li-ka-yuch-iy
URاردو
مُتفرِّع
mu-t-far-ri'
VITiếng Việt
làm lạc hướng
lam lac huong
ZH中文
转移注意力者
zhuǎn-yí nín-lù zhě