DEMOLISHER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

demolisher

noun

as in wrecker

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If that wasn’t enough, Donald will be next to Myles Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and a game-wrecker in his own right, on a defensive line made straight out of a video game.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
No one is as refined as the Ohio State star, but Coleman’s potential as a 6-foot-3, 210-pound, do-everything game-wrecker is tantalizing.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrecker

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That war ended in a humiliating defeat by an enemy regarded as much weaker, and many tsarist officials blamed the outcome on Japanese spies and saboteurs.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of saboteur

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The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of waster

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Lockheed Martin installed it aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble, making the vessel the first US destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Fenix, at one point countered an avalanche Mexican destroyer attempt, stunning Penta and turning it around into a Mexican muscle buster.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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