destroyer

Word parts

destroy + -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /dəˈstrɔɪ.ɚ/

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• Hyphenation: des‧troy‧er

Noun

Singular destroyer

Plural destroyers

USS Winston S.Churchill, a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

1. (countable) Someone or something that destroys.
2. (countable) (vehicle) A small, fast ship used in war.

Related words

• destroy
• destruction