boat-rocker

noun

boat-rock·​er
: one that rocks the boat : one who challenges the status quo
as an unreconstructed boat rocker, I always question conventional wisdomHarvey Steiman
boat-rocking
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adjective or noun

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boat-rocker was in 1915

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“Boat-rocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boat-rocker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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