dislodger

What pries loose

A dislodger is someone or something that forces another thing out of a fixed position.

The word appears most often in contexts where something stubborn must be removed—a tool that dislodges debris, a competitor that dislodges a market leader, a cough that dislodges phlegm: The new CEO proved an effective dislodger of entrenched bureaucracy.

expulsion

ejector

Device that expels objects

banisher · evict · oust · deport · exile · banish · dispossess · excommunicate · dismiss · discharge

physical

remover

Agent that eliminates

wedge · wrench · uproot · detach · disengage · loosen · extricate · unfasten · unstick · free

projection

catapult

Siege engine for launching

thrust · launch · jettison · eject · emit · expel · discharge · spew · erupt · extrude

Opposites
positional effect

dislodgerfastener

Secures things together

securer · anchor · fixer · lodger · attacher

stability outcome

dislodgerstabilizer

Thing ensuring steadiness

retainer · holder · supporter · steadier · bracing

stability vs. disruption

dislodgerstabilizer

Thing ensuring steadiness

supporter · maintainer · preserver · reinforcer · establisher

Family

dislodge, dislodged, dislodging, dislodges, dislodgment, dislodgement, dislodgements, dislodgments, dislodgers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G