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Antonyms for de-stroyers


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-stroi-er
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɔɪ ər



Definition of de-stroyers

Origin :
  • late 14c., "someone or something that destroys," agent noun from Old French destruire (see destroy). As a type of warship, 1893, originally torpedo-boat destroyer; the class name perhaps from the proper name given to one such ship in the U.S. Navy in 1882.
  • As in undoing : noun destruction, misfortune
  • As in vandal : noun person who defiles property
  • As in destroyer : noun a destructive agent
  • As in destroyer : noun a swift armed surface vessel
  • As in breaker : noun large wave
  • As in warship : noun large boat
  • As in ruination : noun ruin

Synonyms for de-stroyers

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