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destroyer
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de·stroy·er  (d-stroir)
n.
1. One that destroys: a destroyer of family unity; a destroyer of our environment.
2. A small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with guns, torpedoes, depth charges, and guided missiles.

destroyer
Noun
1. a small heavily armed warship
2. a person or thing that destroys
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.destroyerdestroyer - a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
tin can - informal term for a destroyer
torpedo-boat destroyer - small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war
2.destroyerdestroyer - a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"
annihilator - a total destroyer
bad person - a person who does harm to others
iconoclast, image breaker - a destroyer of images used in religious worship
diversionist, saboteur, wrecker - someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
vandal - someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
Translations
destroyer [dɪsˈtrɔɪəʳ] n (NAUT) → destructor m
destroyer [dɪsˈtrɔɪəʳ] n (Naut) → contre-torpilleur m
destroyer [dɪsˈtrɔɪəʳ] destroy nZerstörer m
destroyer [dɪsˈtrɔɪəʳ] n (NAUT) → cacciatorpediniere m


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