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ravager

noun

1
as in demolisher

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as in predator

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Recent Examples of ravager Everyone cosplays as a wasteland ravager, depraved, ugly, and dirty, talking about cannibalism and the brutality of all sorts. — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravager
  1. wrecker
  2. predator
  3. saboteur
  4. rapist
  5. waster
  6. robber
  7. destroyer
  8. ruiner
Noun
  • Stewart is a potential NFL game-wrecker who has the athleticism and power to line up pretty much anywhere in the box.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • The actor resists framing her character as either predator or victim.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Part of what makes 764 and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist groups so terrifying is that in addition to grooming minor victims, members also intentionally recruit and radicalize juveniles to become predators themselves, according to the FBI.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of predator
Noun
  • Before the advent of the Internet, a saboteur might have had to plant explosives to destroy a gas pipeline.
    — ANNE NEUBERGER, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 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
Noun
  • Andrew Tate took the witness stand Thursday afternoon and denied being a rapist or a human trafficker.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators in Paulding County are searching for more possible victims of a man authorities are calling a serial rapist.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rapist
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
  • But in the meantime, on their nut-selling quest, Zuriko and Gela are unfortunately — though perhaps inevitably, given that in these parts Murphy’s law is the only one strictly observed — waylaid by highway robbers.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The film, notable for seeing the robbers escape in Mini Coopers before the inevitable double-crossing took place between the co-conspirators, did well at the box office, grossing $176 million worldwide.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • The destroyer carries the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system and AN/SPY-6 radar.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The four-hour film, coming to theaters this October, draws a portrait of Tesla chairman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a reckless destroyer of democracy and dismantler of free speech.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of destroyer
Noun
  • Thank goodness, too, because that would have been a day-ruiner.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • McKellen has mentioned the robe-ruiner before.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of ruiner

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“Ravager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravager. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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