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destroyer

de·stroy·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-stroi-er]
    • /dɪˈstrɔɪ ər/
    • /dɪˈstrɔɪ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stroi-er]
    • /dɪˈstrɔɪ ər/

Definitions of destroyer word

  • countable noun destroyer A destroyer is a small, heavily armed warship. 3
  • countable noun destroyer Something or someone that is described as a destroyer destroys things or people. 3
  • noun destroyer a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship 3
  • noun destroyer a person or thing that destroys 3
  • noun destroyer a small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with 3-inch or 5-inch guns, depth charges, torpedoes, etc. 3
  • noun destroyer a person or thing that destroys. 1

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Origin of destroyer

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English destroiere (compare Old French destruiere). See destroy, -er1

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Parts of speech for Destroyer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

destroyer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

destroyer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for destroyer

noun destroyer

  • savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
  • cancer — Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign.
  • radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
  • vandal — (initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
  • firebrand — a piece of burning wood or other material.

Antonyms for destroyer

noun destroyer

  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
  • creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
  • restorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.

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