annihilator
- noun
- /əˈnaɪəˌleɪtər/
- The factory introduced the new annihilator, which destroyed waste material efficiently.
- Annihilator is operational
- family annihilator
- Annihilator ship
Examples
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Today we will field-test one of the new XM-10 Annihilator tanks.
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You have never seen what Annihilator ships do to a planet.
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There she is... the Annihilator herself.
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You might come face to face with an annihilator.
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But then you sic the Annihilator on us.
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Before the Annihilator appears.
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The garden variety family annihilator is usually a narcissistic male patriarch experiencing psychological stress.
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The Annihilator 2000 is a lightweight, high-performance weapon that meets the demands of the new generation of upper-income urban survivalists.
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The demolition crew sent in an annihilator to clear the site completely.
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As an annihilator of obstacles, she tackled every challenge with determination.
Synonyms
A person or thing that causes great damage
A person who finds and ends problems or shows ideas are false
A person or thing that removes something unwanted, for example pests and water
A person or thing that destroys something
A fictional weapon that destroys objects by turning them into gas
A person or thing that defeats others very easily and completely
A person or thing that causes a lot of damage to something
A person or thing that causes a lot of damage
A person or thing that beats others completely in a contest
Someone or something that destroys things completely so nothing remains
A person or thing that completely removes something unwanted
A person or thing that destroys and leaves a place empty
Someone or something that causes great damage
A person, action, or thing that damages the main parts of something
A person or thing that destroys something completely, like pulling trees out by the roots
A person or thing that causes ruin
A person or thing that causes great destruction
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
annihilator = annihilate (transparent) = annihilate + or
The noun is a straightforward agentive formation from the verb 'annihilate' with the productive suffix '-or', so its meaning is predictable from the base.
Etymology
Annihilator comes from the Latin root nihil which means 'nothing', and from the verb annihilate meaning 'to make into nothing'. So an annihilator is a person or thing that destroys something completely.