disruptor
noun/dɪsˈrʌptə(r)/
/dɪsˈrʌptər/
(also disrupter)
- (business) a company, person or form of technology that causes significant change in an industry or market by means of innovation (= new ideas or methods)
- Small high-tech companies with low overheads have often been among the main disruptors in the industry.
- In recent years mobile technology has acted as a disruptor of traditional business models.
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- (biology) a thing that significantly alters the structure or function of a gene or hormone
- There are a number of new drugs that show great potential as DNA disruptors in cancer cells.
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