different between devourer vs destroyer

English

Etymology

devour +? -er

Noun

devourer (plural devourers)

1. One who devours.
   • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica (page 354)

     It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]

Anagrams

• overrude

Middle French

Verb

devourer

1. to devour; to consume; to eat

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Verb

devourer

1. Alternative form of devorer

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem deveur distinct from the unstressed stem devour. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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