Destroyer

//dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ//

Synonyms for "destroyer" (58 found)

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Related word relations

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9 relation types

Translations

127 translations across 43 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • δηλητήρ noun (that who/which destroys)
  • ὀλοθρευτής noun (that who/which destroys)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُدَمِّر noun (that who/which destroys)

Armenian

1 entries
  • ականակիր noun (type of warship)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • знішча́льнік noun (that who/which destroys)
  • знішча́льніца noun (that who/which destroys)
  • разбура́льнік noun (that who/which destroys)
  • разбура́льніца noun (that who/which destroys)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • еска́дрен миноно́сец noun (type of warship)
  • есми́нец noun (type of warship)
  • разруши́тел noun (that who/which destroys)
  • разруши́тел noun (type of warship)

Catalan

2 entries
  • destructor noun (that who/which destroys)
  • destructor noun (type of warship)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰 noun (type of warship)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰 noun (type of warship)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 驅逐艦 /驱逐舰 noun (type of warship)

Czech

3 entries
  • ničitel noun (that who/which destroys)
  • ničitelka noun (that who/which destroys)
  • torpédoborec noun (type of warship)

Dutch

1 entries
  • vernietiger noun (that who/which destroys)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • destrojero noun (type of warship)

Finnish

2 entries
  • hävittäjä noun (type of warship)
  • tuhooja noun (that who/which destroys)

French

4 entries
  • contre-torpilleur noun (type of warship)
  • destroyer noun (type of warship)
  • destructeur noun (that who/which destroys)
  • destructrice noun (that who/which destroys)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გამანადგურებელი noun (that who/which destroys)
  • გამანადგურებელი noun (type of warship)
  • გამნადგურებელი noun (that who/which destroys)
  • დამანგრეველი noun (that who/which destroys)

German

4 entries
  • Vernichter noun (that who/which destroys)
  • Vernichterin noun (that who/which destroys)
  • Zerstörer noun (that who/which destroys)
  • Zerstörer noun (type of warship)

Greek

4 entries
  • αντιτορπιλικό noun (type of warship)
  • αφανιστής noun (that who/which destroys)
  • εξολοθρευτής noun (that who/which destroys)
  • καταστροφέας noun (that who/which destroys)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • הורס noun (that who/which destroys)
  • מַשְׁחֶתֶת noun (type of warship)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • elpusztító noun (that who/which destroys)
  • leromboló noun (that who/which destroys)
  • pusztító noun (that who/which destroys)
  • romboló noun (that who/which destroys)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • perusak noun (that who/which destroys)

Irish

4 entries
  • argthóir noun (that who/which destroys)
  • díothóir noun (that who/which destroys)
  • loitiméir noun (that who/which destroys)
  • malartach noun (that who/which destroys)

Italian

3 entries
  • cacciatorpediniere noun (type of warship)
  • distruttore noun (that who/which destroys)
  • distruttrice noun (that who/which destroys)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 破壊者 noun (that who/which destroys)
  • 駆逐艦 noun (type of warship)

Korean

2 entries
  • 구축함 noun (type of warship)
  • 파괴자 noun (that who/which destroys)

Latin

2 entries
  • dēlētor noun (that who/which destroys)
  • dēlētrix noun (that who/which destroys)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • разурнувач noun (type of warship)
  • уништувач noun (that who/which destroys)
  • уништувачка noun (that who/which destroys)

Malay

3 entries
  • kapal pembinasa noun (type of warship)
  • pembinasa noun (that who/which destroys)
  • perosak noun (that who/which destroys)

Marathi

4 entries
  • डिस्ट्रॉयर noun (type of warship)
  • नाशक noun (that who/which destroys)
  • विनाशक noun (that who/which destroys)
  • विनाशिका noun (type of warship)

Middle English

1 entries
  • destroyour noun (that who/which destroys)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • destroyer noun (type of warship)
  • jager noun (type of warship)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • øydar noun (that who/which destroys)
  • øydeleggjar noun (that who/which destroys)

Persian

1 entries
  • ناوشکن noun (type of warship)

Polish

3 entries
  • niszczyciel noun (that who/which destroys)
  • niszczyciel noun (type of warship)
  • niszczycielka noun (that who/which destroys)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • contratorpedeiro noun (type of warship)
  • destruidor noun (that who/which destroys)

Russian

4 entries
  • истреби́тель noun (that who/which destroys)
  • истреби́тельница noun (that who/which destroys)
  • разруши́тель noun (that who/which destroys)
  • разруши́тельница noun (that who/which destroys)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • दर्मन् noun (that who/which destroys)

Slovak

3 entries
  • ničiteľ noun (that who/which destroys)
  • ničiteľka noun (that who/which destroys)
  • torpédoborec noun (type of warship)

Slovene

1 entries
  • rušilec noun (type of warship)

Spanish

3 entries
  • destructor noun (that who/which destroys)
  • destructor noun (type of warship)
  • destruidor noun (that who/which destroys)

Sumerian

1 entries
  • 𒄢 noun (that who/which destroys)

Swedish

2 entries
  • förstörare noun (that who/which destroys)
  • jagare noun (type of warship)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • вини́щувач noun (that who/which destroys)
  • вини́щувачка noun (that who/which destroys)
  • еска́дрений міноно́сець noun (type of warship)
  • есмі́нець noun (type of warship)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • khu trục hạm noun (type of warship)
  • tàu khu trục noun (type of warship)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

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Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

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"But I just did. I came here to tell you." "Me? Am I supposed to put a stop to Lord Pinku Reiga, mightiest of the Four Weepy Lords, slayer of some 320 men, destroyer of the imperial wheelchairs?!"

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Shepard served on a destroyer during World War II.

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