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English

Etymology

destroy +? -er

The name of the naval vessel is shortened from torpedo boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??.?(r)

Noun

destroyer (plural destroyers)

1. That which destroys something.
2. (military) A small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.

Synonyms

• (one who destroys): devastator, decimator

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• redestroy, roystered

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English destroyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s.t??.jœ?/, /d?s.t?wa.je/

Noun

destroyer m (plural destroyers)

1. (France, military) destroyer (warship)

Synonyms

• contre-torpilleur

Further reading

• “destroyer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English destroyer.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: des?tro?yer

Noun

destroyer (definite accusative destroyeri, plural destroyerler)

1. destroyer

Declension

Synonyms

• muhrip

English

Etymology

unmake +? -er

Noun

unmaker (plural unmakers)

1. One who, or that which, unmakes; a destroyer.