Meaning

4 senses
  1. That which destroys something.

    Zerstörer, Zerstörerin, Vernichter

    разруши́тельrazrušítelʹ, разруши́тельницаrazrušítelʹnica, уничтожи́тельuničtožítelʹ

    руйнівни́кrujnivnýk, руйнівни́цяrujnivnýcja, нищи́тельnyščýtelʹ

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

    a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

    (broadly)A starship of comparable role.

    Zerstörer

    эска́дренный миноно́сецeskádrennyj minonósec, эсми́нецesmínec

    еска́дрений міноно́сецьeskádrenyj minonósecʹ, есмі́нецьesmínecʹ

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The destroyer is near to the coast.

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  2. I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

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  3. That man you met is a relationship destroyer.

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

    deNun bin ich der Tod geworden, der Zerstörer der Welten.

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  5. She's the destroyer of Europe.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
that who/which destroys:
type of warship:
Русский
By meaning 2
that who/which destroys:
type of warship:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that who/which destroys:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er.

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.

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Forms

plural: destroyers
Singulardestroyer
Pluraldestroyers

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
one who destroys:devastatordecimator
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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