RUINER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

ruiner

noun

Definition of ruiner

as in saboteur

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Recent Examples of ruiner 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 Only one of these teams is in a playoff position, while the rest will be trying to play season-ruiner. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

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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

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 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 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

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