destroyer

noun

Definition of destroyernext
1
as in wrecker

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2
as in warship

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as in devourer

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Recent Examples of destroyer In this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 July 2026 The spontaneous dip occurred during WWII when the ship JFK was commanding was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 July 2026 This simple neon green wormlike pattern is a bluegill destroyer. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026 Kim has also called for building two new 5,000-ton warships annually over the next five years, as well as developing a larger 10,000-ton destroyer. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for destroyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destroyer
  1. wrecker
  2. warship
  3. devourer
  4. saboteur
  5. merchantman
  6. sponge
  7. waster
  8. freighter
Noun
  • However, Lawrence is the type of third-down rush specialist who can be a game-wrecker.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After a police wrecker lifted the truck, officers found a further 11 bodies crushed beneath the iron rods.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • The warship and escorts are now at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, where the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is being offloaded.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In a reminder of the growing international tensions Britain faces, a Russian warship carried out a live-fire weapons exercise in the English Channel on Monday, the day Burnham took office.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of warship
Noun
  • The famous 1796 Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, the town-devourer, his hand solemnly outstretched, hung in a frame near the entrance.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of devourer
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  • But no regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president did tonight.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of saboteur
Noun
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Definition of merchantman
Noun
  • Spicules are tiny needle-like structures derived from silica-rich marine sponges, corals or plants, or made synthetically, that create microscopic channels in the skin to help deliver active ingredients more deeply.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • Mist the face with a long-lasting setting spray, and gently press everything together with a sponge.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 July 2026
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The Boeing 737 entered service in 1999 as a passenger aircraft before it was converted into a freighter in 2011.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • The 737-400 was first delivered as a passenger plane to Russia’s Aeroflot in 1999 and was converted to a freighter in 2012, according to Flightradar24.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of freighter

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“Destroyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destroyer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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