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English A destroyer (warship) Etymology destroy -er torpedo-boat destroyer
Pronunciation Noun destroyer (plural destroyers
That which destroys something.
( military , historical ) warship with light gun armament , smaller than a cruiser , but bigger than a frigate .( military ) warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser .
( science fiction , by extension) starship of comparable role.Synonyms Derived terms Translations that who/which destroys
Arabic: مُدَمِّر m ( mudammir )
Belarusian: руйнава́льнік m ( rujnaválʹnik ) , руйнава́льніца f ( rujnaválʹnica ) , разбура́льнік m ( razburálʹnik ) , разбура́льніца f ( razburálʹnica ) , знішча́льнік (be) m ( zniščálʹnik ) , знішча́льніца f ( zniščálʹnica )
Bulgarian: разруши́тел (bg) m ( razrušítel ) , разруши́телка f ( razrušítelka ) , унищожи́тел m ( uništožítel ) , унищожи́телка f ( uništožítelka )
Catalan: destructor (ca) m
Czech: ničitel (cs) m ničitelka f
Dutch: vernietiger (nl) m
Finnish: tuhooja (fi)
French: destructeur (fr) m destructrice (fr) f
Georgian: გამანადგურებელი ( gamanadgurebeli ) , გამნადგურებელი ( gamnadgurebeli ) , დამანგრეველი ( damangreveli )
German: Zerstörer (de) m Zerstörerin (de) f Vernichter (de) m Vernichterin f
Greek: καταστροφέας (el) ( katastroféas ) , αφανιστής (el) ( afanistís ) , εξολοθρευτής (el) ( exolothreftís )
Ancient: ὀλοθρευτής m ( olothreutḗs ) , δηλητήρ m ( dēlētḗr )
Hebrew: הורס ( horas )
Hungarian: romboló (hu) , pusztító (hu) , leromboló elpusztító (hu)
Indonesian: perusak (id)
Irish: argthóir m díothóir m íditheoir m loitiméir m malartach millteach m millteoir m scriostóir m
Italian: distruttore (it) m distruttrice f
Japanese: 破壊者 ( はかいしゃ, hakaisha )
Korean: 파괴자(破壞者) ( pagoeja )
Latin: dēlētor (la) m dēlētrix (la) f
Macedonian: уништувач m ( uništuvač ) , уништувачка f ( uništuvačka )
Malay: pembinasa perosak
Marathi: विनाशक m ( vināśak ) , नाशक m ( nāśak )
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: øydar m øydeleggjar m
Polish: niszczyciel (pl) m niszczycielka (pl) f
Portuguese: destruidor (pt) m
Russian: разруши́тель (ru) m ( razrušítelʹ ) , разруши́тельница (ru) f ( razrušítelʹnica ) , уничтожи́тель (ru) m ( uničtožítelʹ ) , уничтожи́тельница f ( uničtožítelʹnica ) , истреби́тель (ru) m ( istrebítelʹ ) , истреби́тельница (ru) f ( istrebítelʹnica )
Sanskrit: दर्मन् (sa) m ( darman )
Slovak: ničiteľ m ničiteľka f
Spanish: destructor (es) , ( obsolete ) destruidor (es)
Sumerian: 𒄢 ( /gul/ )
Swedish: förstörare (sv) c
Ukrainian: руйнівни́к m ( rujnivnýk ) , руйнівни́ця f ( rujnivnýcja ) , нищи́тель m ( nyščýtelʹ ) , нищи́телька f ( nyščýtelʹka ) , вини́щувач m ( vynýščuvač ) , вини́щувачка f ( vynýščuvačka )
type of warship
Armenian: ականակիր (hy) ( akanakir )
Belarusian: эска́драны мінано́сец m ( eskádrany minanósjec ) , эсмі́нец m ( esmínjec )
Bulgarian: разруши́тел (bg) m ( razrušítel ) , еска́дрен миноно́сец m ( eskádren minonósec ) ( Russian destroyer ) , есми́нец m ( esmínec ) ( Russian destroyer )
Catalan: destructor (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 驅逐艦 ／ 驱逐舰 ( keoi1 zuk6 laam6 )
Hokkien: 驅逐艦 ／ 驱逐舰 ( khu-tio̍k-lām )
Mandarin: 驅逐艦 ／ 驱逐舰 (zh) ( qūzhújiàn )
Czech: torpédoborec (cs) m
Esperanto: destrojero
Finnish: hävittäjä (fi)
French: destroyer (fr) m ( France ) , contre-torpilleur (fr) m ( Canada )
Georgian: საესკადრო ნაღმოსანი ( saesḳadro naɣmosani ) , გამანადგურებელი ( gamanadgurebeli )
German: Zerstörer (de) m
Greek: αντιτορπιλικό (el) n ( antitorpilikó )
Hebrew: מַשְׁחֶתֶת (he) f ( mashkhetet )
Hungarian: romboló (hu) , rombolóhajó torpedóromboló (hu) , torpedónaszád-romboló
Italian: cacciatorpediniere (it) m
Japanese: 駆逐艦 (ja) ( くちくかん, kuchikukan )
Korean: 구축함(驅逐艦) (ko) ( guchukham )
Macedonian: разурнувач m ( razurnuvač )
Malay: kapal pembinasa
Marathi: डिस्ट्रॉयर f ( ḍisṭrŏyar ) , विनाशिका f ( vināśikā )
Polish: niszczyciel (pl) m
Portuguese: contratorpedeiro (pt) m
Russian: эска́дренный миноно́сец (ru) m ( eskádrennyj minonósec ) , эсми́нец (ru) m ( esmínec )
Slovak: torpédoborec m
Slovene: rušilec m
Spanish: destructor (es) m
Swedish: jagare (sv) c
Ukrainian: еска́дрений міноно́сець m ( eskádrenyj minonósecʹ ) , есмі́нець m ( esmínecʹ )
Anagrams French Etymology English destroyer
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /dɛs.tʁɔ.jœʁ/ , /dɛs.tʁɔ.je/ , /dɛs.tʁwa.je/ Noun destroyer m plural destroyers
( France , military ) destroyer ( warship )
Synonym: contre-torpilleur Further reading Turkish Etymology Borrowed from English destroyer
Pronunciation Noun destroyer (definite accusative destroyeri plural destroyerler
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