destroyer

• Navire de guerre rapide, petit et légèrement blindé mais lourdement armé, ou personne qui détruit, ravage ou anéantit quelque chose.

A noun referring to a small, fast, lightly armored but heavily armed warship, or a person who destroys, ruins, or lays waste to something.

1. B2formal

   A small, fast, lightly armored but heavily armed warship used for escort and patrol duties.

   Destroyer (navire de guerre)

   • The navy deployed a destroyer to protect the aircraft carrier.
   • The destroyer fired its missiles at the enemy fleet.
   • A modern destroyer can carry advanced radar and weapon systems.

2. Person who destroysB2formal

   A person who causes destruction, ruins things, or lays waste to something.

   Personne qui détruit

   • The vandals were destroyers of public property.
   • He was known as a destroyer of reputations in the industry.
   • The hurricane was a destroyer of entire communities.

   Synonymesannihilatorruinervandalwrecker

   Antonymesbuildercreatorpreserverprotector