disruptornoun [ C ]
uk/dɪsˈrʌp.tər//-tɚ/a person or thing that prevents something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected:
endocrine/hormone disruptors
specialized business a company that changes the traditional way an industry operates, especially in a new and effective way:
If customers talk to everybody else they get the status quo. We're the innovator; we're the disruptor.