undoer

• Nom désignant une personne qui détruit, ravage ou ruine quelque chose, ou encore celle qui défait ou ouvre ce qui est fermé ou attaché.

A noun referring to a person who ruins, destroys, or lays waste to something, or someone who unfastens or opens something.

1. Seducer who ruins a womanC2formal

   A person, typically a man, who seduces a woman and causes her social or personal ruin.

   Séducteur qui ruine une femme

   • In the novel, he was portrayed as the undoer of the innocent heroine.
   • The gossip accused him of being an undoer of young women.
   • She was warned about the undoer who had ruined many reputations.

   Synonymesdebaucherruinerseducer

2. One who unfastens or opensC2formal

   A person who unfastens, unwraps, or opens something.

   Personne qui délie ou ouvre

   • The undoer of the knot struggled with the tangled rope.
   • He was the undoer of the package, carefully removing the wrapping.
   • The undoer of the lock used a special key.

   Synonymesopenerunfasteneruntier

   Antonymescloserlockersecurer

3. Destroyer or ruinerC2formal

   A person who destroys, ruins, or lays waste to something.

   Destructeur, ruineur

   • The conqueror was an undoer of cities and civilizations.
   • He was known as the undoer of all his family's hard work.
   • The storm was an undoer of the coastal village.

   Synonymesannihilatordespoilerdestroyerruinerwrecker

   Antonymesbuildercreatorpreserverrestorer