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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

毁灭者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huǐ miè zhě

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Destroyer/dɪˈstrɔɪ.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"地震是可怕的自然毁灭者。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that destroys or ruins something.

    "Time is often considered the great destroyer of all physical monuments."
  2. 2

    A fast, maneuverable warship designed to escort larger vessels and defend them against submarines, aircraft, and smaller attackers.

    "The naval fleet included two guided-missile destroyers to protect the aircraft carrier."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'destroien', originating from Old French 'destroire', which traces back to the Latin root 'destruere' (meaning to pull down, demolish). The agent suffix '-er' was later appended to denote a person or thing that performs the action of destroying.

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