destroyer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈstrɔɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈstrɔɪɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di stroiər)


destroyer
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Sense: A destructive agent
Synonyms:
annihilator, wrecker, vandal, exterminator, iconoclast, nihilist, assassin, executioner, hangman, strangler, butcher Collocations, slayer, gunman, decapitator, guillotiner, slaughterer, cutthroat, lyncher, anarchist, terrorist, firebrand, incendiary, arsonist, pyromaniac, bomber, desperado, scourge Collocations, dealer of destruction, demolisher, defacer, ruiner, eradicator, despoiler, ransacker, pillager, looter, savage Collocations, plague Collocations, pestilence, rust Collocations, cancer Collocations, acid, bane, canker, wild beast, poison Collocations, virus Collocations, fungus, hatchet man, Goth, Hun, Nazi, criminal Collocations, killer Collocations, weapon Collocations, hit man (slang), hired killer
Antonyms:
creator, author Collocations, restorer
Sense: A swift armed surface vessel
Synonyms:
battleship, light unit, fighting vessel, ship Collocations, warship, gunboat, boat Collocations, fighting ship


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