noun
- a person or thing that destroys or causes destruction
- a fast warship equipped with guns, missiles, and torpedoes
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The hurricane was a destroyer of homes and businesses.
- Fire can be both a creator and destroyer of forests.
- The naval destroyer patrolled the coastline.
- Three destroyers escorted the aircraft carrier.
- The old building’s destroyer used dynamite to bring it down.
- Critics called the new policy a destroyer of small businesses.
- The destroyer launched missiles at the enemy target.