destructor
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7.4
- noun
- /dɪˈstrʌktər/
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destructor
- Choose the form of the destructor.
Examples
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Redshirts: Choose the Form of the Destructor!
Blog text (3) -
I been wanting to blow up that destructor ray since I was a kid, huh.
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Varroa destructor is the number-one threat to honey bees worldwide.
Academic text (2004) -
Yet the Destructor had other plans to make, and to this end he summoned his avatar, bidding Sinioth to appear in a guise of master in his new domain.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Varroa destructor is a significant threat to the health of honey bee colonies.
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Farmers face challenges due to the destructor that damages their crops each year.
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He was seen as a destructor of hope for the community after his actions led to widespread devastation.
Synonyms
39
5.5
A person or thing that causes great damage
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5.1
A person who finds and ends problems or shows ideas are false
22
4.0
A person who damages public or private property on purpose
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8.3
A person who damages things on purpose to hurt a group or country
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8.5
A person or thing that completely destroys something
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7.9
A person or thing that destroys something
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9.9
A fictional weapon that destroys objects by turning them into gas
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8.2
A person or thing that defeats others very easily and completely
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6.2
A person who tears down buildings for work
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8.0
A person or thing that causes a lot of damage
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7.0
A person who destroys things or causes a lot of damage
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 or thing that destroys something completely, like pulling trees out by the roots
A person or machine that destroys buildings to clear land
A person or thing that causes ruin
A person or thing that causes great destruction
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A fungus that infects onion plants and causes grey fuzzy leaves
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Destructor comes from the parts de- ('down' or 'away') and struct ('build'), the same root you see in structure and construct. So a destructor is like an 'un-builder' — a person or thing that breaks something down or destroys it.