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demolisher

demolisher

1 6.8
A person or thing that beats others completely in a contest
  • noun
  • /dɪˈmɒlɪʃər/
translation icon : destructor
  • His critique was seen as the demolisher of the proposal, convincing everyone to rethink their approach.

Examples

  • The team's star player was the demolisher of their rivals, leading them to an easy victory in the championship.

  • As a skilled debater, she became known as the demolisher of flawed arguments during the competition.

  • And so, the demolisher of the Bible continued, unopposed, to ridicule David and outrage the Muses.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

destroyer
vsdemolisher
39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

stresses complete defeat or overwhelming success often used in nonliteral contexts
buster
vsdemolisher
32 5.1

A person who finds and ends problems or shows ideas are false

is more about total crushing or overwhelming across people, plans, or ideas
annihilator
vsdemolisher
5 8.5

A person or thing that completely destroys something

is often used figuratively and can mean overwhelming rather than literal annihilation
blitzer
vsdemolisher
3 8.9

A person who starts a sudden strong attack to overwhelm an opponent

is broader and can mean crushing defeat without stressing suddenness or attack
ruiner
vsdemolisher
3 7.9

A person or thing that destroys something

emphasizes overwhelming defeat or total crushing rather than slow ruin
smasher
vsdemolisher
2 5.8

A person who breaks things by hitting them hard, often on purpose

is often figurative and denotes overwhelming defeat rather than only physical breaking
pulverizer
vsdemolisher
  • US
1 8.2

A person or thing that defeats others very easily and completely

is broader and can mean defeat of plans or ideas as well as people
destructor
vsdemolisher
1 7.4

A person or thing that causes a lot of damage to something

focuses more on overwhelming defeat or ruin often in figurative use
ravager
vsdemolisher
1 8.0

A person or thing that causes a lot of damage

can be used more figuratively to mean overwhelming defeat rather than physical harm
massacrer
vsdemolisher
  • Informal
8.8

A player or team that defeats opponents by a lot

also applies figuratively to plans or ideas rather than only opponents
ruinator
vsdemolisher
9.9

Someone or something that causes great damage

is used more for decisive, overwhelming defeat including nonliteral targets
undoer
vsdemolisher
9.9

A person or thing that causes ruin

means a sudden or complete overwhelming action rather than gradual undoing
defeater
vsdemolisher
3.9

A person or team that beats another in a contest

covers more than simple victory and suggests total overwhelming or destruction

Antonyms

defender
252 2.8

A person who protects someone or something from harm

How Devastating

demolisher
1 6.8
annihilator
5 8.5
crusher
  • Specialized
61 3.9

Surface Forms

demolisher singular
demolishers plural

Morphology

demolisher = demolish (transparent) = demolish + er

The figurative sense is a direct metaphorical extension of 'demolish' + '-er' meaning someone/something that destroys or overwhelms.

Etymology

The word demolisher comes from the same idea in demolish of bringing something 'down' (from Latin de- 'down' + moliri 'to build'), so by a simple step it came to mean someone who 'completely defeats' or overwhelms an opponent. That's why a top player or a powerful argument can be called a demolisher.