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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 [dɪˈstrɔɪə]
n
1. (Military) a small fast lightly armoured but 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 [dɪˈstrɔɪər] n (= ship) → contre-torpilleur m
destroyer
n (Naut) → Zerstörer m
destroyer [dɪsˈtrɔɪəʳ] n (Naut) → cacciatorpediniere m
destroyer [dɪsˈtrɔɪəʳ] n (Naut) → cacciatorpediniere m


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I've got a destroyer, one of the new type--forty knots an hour, a dear little row of four-inch guns, and, my God
A servant of mine having taken a resolution to free the country from this destroyer, went out one day with two lances, and after he had been some time in quest of him, found him with his mouth all smeared with the blood of a cow he had just devoured; the man rushed upon him, and thrust his lance into his throat with such violence that it came out between his shoulders; the beast, with one dreadful roar, fell down into a pit, and lay struggling, till my servant despatched him.
And so I could not bring myself to believe that such a gallant tale had been left maimed and mutilated, and I laid the blame on Time, the devourer and destroyer of all things, that had either concealed or consumed it.
 
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