destroyer

CEFRB2

/dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or thing that destroys something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A fast warship used to protect larger ships.

Examples

  • I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

  • Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.

  2. A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.

  3. That which destroys something.

More examples

In context

  • But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.

  • These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar.

Synonyms

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The warship, a naval blank, was equipped with powerful missiles and torpedoes.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.