destroyer
a person or thing that destroys.
a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5-inch (13-centimeter) guns.
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Origin of destroyer
1Other words from destroyer
- self-de·stroy·er, noun
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How to use destroyer in a sentence
Left-wing NGOs have denounced him as a fascist, a destroyer of democracy.
Tucker Carlson praises anti-LGBTQ Hungary prime minister | Michael K. Lavers | August 7, 2021 | Washington BladeBroad was not, as his critics would have liked to paint him, an evil destroyer of public education.
The Learning Curve: Eli Broad’s Complicated Ed Reform Legacy | Will Huntsberry | May 6, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoYou can hear the destroyer coming and dropping the depth charges into the water, it’s just a matter of time.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos‘s successor will inherit his challenges | Jay Greene, Cat Zakrzewski | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostBarnes & Noble has been tagged as either the savior or the destroyer of the book industry in its 100-year history.
The oil palm is a Shiva of the modern consumer economy, a great creator and a great destroyer.
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The USS Arleigh Burke, a destroyer, and USS Philippine Sea, a cruiser, launched a total of 47 Tomahawk missiles.
$70 Billion Stealth Jet Finally Flies in Its First War | Dave Majumdar | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was in the forward gun turret where the destroyer hit us.
During a night operation in the Solomon Islands in 1943, the patrol torpedo boat he commanded was rammed by a Japanese destroyer.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley | John Garth | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was not a destroyer seeking to become exceptional by killing.
Kofi Awoonor, the Ghanaian Poet Killed in Westgate Mall Attack | Michael Daly | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSome see all significance in the grim front of the destroyer, and some in the bitter sufferers of the Lost Cause.
But the rumble of distant guns told the destroyer that his short-lived hour of triumph was nearly sped.
The Red Year | Louis TracyLeft on a picket boat with Birdie to board my destroyer to an accompaniment of various denominations of projectiles.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonWhen the Turks saw a destroyer come bustling up at an unusual hour they said to themselves, "fee faw fum!"
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonInstead of being a destroyer of merchandise, this new craft was an unarmed carrier of merchandise.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousThe great mission of the submarine during the European war was as a commerce destroyer.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | Various
British Dictionary definitions for destroyer
/ (dɪˈstrɔɪə) /
a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship
a person or thing that destroys
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