destroyer
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ər noun
1.
a person or thing that destroys.
2.
a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with 5-inch (13-cm) guns.
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destroyer (dɪˈstrɔɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small fast lightly armoured but heavily armed warship |
| 2. | a person or thing that destroys |
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Destroyer
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Word Origin & History
destroyer
late 14c., "someone or something that destroys," from O.Fr. destruiere (see destroy). As a type of warship, 1893, originally torpedo-boat destroyer; the class name perhaps from the proper name given to one such ship in the U.S. Navy in 1882.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Destroyer definition
(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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Example sentences
Whatever destruction was done, the hand of the destroyer was stayed.
Fire-quick destroyer of forests-Fire is the great quick destroyer of forests.
Inflation is not an equal opportunity destroyer of value.
The monsoon is the great life-giver and the great destroyer of the subcontinent.
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