destroyer

/dɪˈstrɔɪər/

/dɪˈstrɔɪə/

Other forms: destroyers

Definitions of destroyer

1. noun

   a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
   “a destroyer of the environment”

   synonyms: ruiner, undoer, uprooter, waster

   types:

   annihilator

   a total destroyer

   iconoclast, image breaker

   a destroyer of images used in religious worship

   diversionist, saboteur, wrecker

   someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

   vandal

   someone who willfully destroys or defaces property

   sleeper

   a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

   type of:

   bad person, malefactor

   a person who does harm to others
2. noun

   a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
   synonyms: guided missile destroyer

   examples:

   USS Cole

   a United States destroyer

   types:

   tin can

   informal term for a destroyer

   torpedo-boat destroyer

   small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats

   type of:

   combat ship, war vessel, warship

   a government ship that is available for waging war