demolisher

noun

Definition of demolishernext
as in desecrator

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  1. wrecker
  2. saboteur
  3. waster
  4. destroyer
Noun
  • The story of its existence—never safe from the wrecker’s ball and once, in 1997, devastated by a fire so hot the tiles fell off—begins with railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt opening Grand Central Terminal in 1913, putting the Oyster Bar in its belly.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Then the skit begins to outline the story of Domingo, Marcello Hernandez’s charming home wrecker who shows up to set to record straight direct from Domingo.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrecker
Noun
  • The reality show challenges faithful contestants to identify a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to striking that meeting of captains, the Ukrainian intelligence directorate and special operations command may have sent saboteurs to blow up a critical railroad through Tokmak on Dec. 15, reportedly destroying a fuel train in the process and disrupting Russian logistics in the area.
    David Axe, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of saboteur
Noun
  • Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2024
  • California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that’s purely decorative Today, the lawn is among the biggest wasters of water in our urban environment — by some estimates accounting for more than half of the gallons used by city residents each year.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of waster
Noun
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, which is a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into the country's first aircraft carrier since World War II, remained pierside at Kure naval base in Hiroshima Prefecture on Friday, according to a local ship spotter's photo.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The commander in chief talked with soldiers in the Guam National Guard, members of the Marine Corps and the crew of USS Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of destroyer
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