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destroyer

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de⋅stroy⋅er

  [di-stroi-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that destroys.
2. a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5-in. (13-cm) guns.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME destroiere (cf. OF destruiere). See destroy, -er 1
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de·stroy·er   (dĭ-stroi'ər)   
n.  

  1. One that destroys: a destroyer of family unity; a destroyer of our environment.

  2. A small, fast, highly maneuverable warship armed with guns, torpedoes, depth charges, and guided missiles.

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Destroyer

(Ex. 12:23), the agent employed in the killing of the first-born; the destroying angel or messenger of God. (Comp. 2 Kings 19:35; 2 Sam. 24:15, 16; Ps. 78:49; Acts 12:23.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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