destroyer
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
literature
media
military
nautical
politics
publishing
science-fiction
transport
war
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English destroyour, destroyere; By surface analysis, destroy + -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.
Inflected forms:
form: destroyers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: That which destroys something.
pos: noun
examples: But it is as a destroyer of grasshoppers that the dickcissel excels.
These temple destroyers, devotees of ravaging commercialism, seem to have a perfect contempt for Nature, and, instead of lifting their eyes to the God of the mountains, lift them to the Almighty Dollar.
gloss: A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
pos: noun
tags: historical
gloss: A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
pos: noun
gloss: A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
Derived words: command destroyer
commerce destroyer
destroyer escort
destroyer leader
destroyer minesweeper
flag destroyer
mealybug destroyer
self-destroyer
tank destroyer
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: ականակիր
roman: akanakir
lang: Belarusian
word: эска́драны мінано́сец
roman: eskádrany minanósjec
lang: Belarusian
word: эсмі́нец
roman: esmínjec
lang: Bulgarian
word: разруши́тел
roman: razrušítel
lang: Bulgarian
word: еска́дрен миноно́сец
roman: eskádren minonósec
lang: Bulgarian
word: есми́нец
roman: esmínec
lang: Catalan
word: destructor
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰
roman: keoi¹ zuk⁶ laam⁶
lang: Chinese
word: 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰
roman: khu-tio̍k-lām
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰
roman: qūzhújiàn
lang: Czech
word: torpédoborec
lang: Esperanto
word: destrojero
lang: Finnish
word: hävittäjä
lang: French
word: destroyer
lang: French
word: contre-torpilleur
lang: Georgian
word: საესკადრო ნაღმოსანი
roman: saesḳadro naɣmosani
lang: Georgian
word: გამანადგურებელი
roman: gamanadgurebeli
lang: German
word: Zerstörer
lang: Greek
word: αντιτορπιλικό
roman: antitorpilikó
lang: Hebrew
word: מַשְׁחֶתֶת
roman: mashkhetet
lang: Hungarian
word: romboló
lang: Hungarian
word: rombolóhajó
lang: Hungarian
word: torpedóromboló
lang: Hungarian
word: torpedónaszád-romboló
lang: Italian
word: cacciatorpediniere
lang: Japanese
word: 駆逐艦
roman: kuchikukan
lang: Korean
word: 구축함
roman: guchukham
lang: Macedonian
word: разурнувач
roman: razurnuvač
lang: Malay
word: kapal pembinasa
lang: Marathi
word: डिस्ट्रॉयर
roman: ḍisṭrŏyar
lang: Marathi
word: विनाशिका
roman: vināśikā
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: jager
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: destroyer
lang: Persian
word: ناوشکن
lang: Polish
word: niszczyciel
lang: Portuguese
word: contratorpedeiro
lang: Russian
word: эска́дренный миноно́сец
roman: eskádrennyj minonósec
lang: Russian
word: эсми́нец
roman: esmínec
lang: Slovak
word: torpédoborec
lang: Slovene
word: rušilec
lang: Spanish
word: destructor
lang: Swedish
word: jagare
lang: Ukrainian
word: еска́дрений міноно́сець
roman: eskádrenyj minonósecʹ
lang: Ukrainian
word: есмі́нець
roman: esmínecʹ
lang: Vietnamese
word: tàu khu trục
lang: Vietnamese
word: khu trục hạm