destroyer

English

A destroyer (warship)

Etymology

destroy +‎ -er. Designating a warship, it is ellipsis of torpedo-boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)

Noun

destroyer (plural destroyers)

That which destroys something.
(military, historical) A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
(military) A larger 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.
1. (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.

Synonyms

(one who destroys): devastator, decimator

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

redestroy, roystered

French

Etymology

English destroyer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛs.tʁɔ.jœʁ/, /dɛs.tʁɔ.je/, /dɛs.tʁwa.je/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

destroyer m (plural destroyers)

(France, military) destroyer (warship)
Synonym: contre-torpilleur

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English destroyer.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: des‧tro‧yer

Noun

destroyer (definite accusative destroyeri, plural destroyerler)

destroyer

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

destroyer

Definite accusative

destroyeri

Singular

Plural

Nominative

destroyer

destroyerler

Definite accusative

destroyeri

destroyerleri

Dative

destroyere

destroyerlere

Locative

destroyerde

destroyerlerde

Ablative

destroyerden

destroyerlerden

Genitive

destroyerin

destroyerlerin

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	destroyerim	destroyerlerim
2nd singular	destroyerin	destroyerlerin
3rd singular	destroyeri	destroyerleri
1st plural	destroyerimiz	destroyerlerimiz
2nd plural	destroyeriniz	destroyerleriniz
3rd plural	destroyerleri	destroyerleri
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	destroyerimi	destroyerlerimi
2nd singular	destroyerini	destroyerlerini
3rd singular	destroyerini	destroyerlerini
1st plural	destroyerimizi	destroyerlerimizi
2nd plural	destroyerinizi	destroyerlerinizi
3rd plural	destroyerlerini	destroyerlerini
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	destroyerime	destroyerlerime
2nd singular	destroyerine	destroyerlerine
3rd singular	destroyerine	destroyerlerine
1st plural	destroyerimize	destroyerlerimize
2nd plural	destroyerinize	destroyerlerinize
3rd plural	destroyerlerine	destroyerlerine
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	destroyerimde	destroyerlerimde
2nd singular	destroyerinde	destroyerlerinde
3rd singular	destroyerinde	destroyerlerinde
1st plural	destroyerimizde	destroyerlerimizde
2nd plural	destroyerinizde	destroyerlerinizde
3rd plural	destroyerlerinde	destroyerlerinde
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	destroyerimden	destroyerlerimden
2nd singular	destroyerinden	destroyerlerinden
3rd singular	destroyerinden	destroyerlerinden
1st plural	destroyerimizden	destroyerlerimizden
2nd plural	destroyerinizden	destroyerlerinizden
3rd plural	destroyerlerinden	destroyerlerinden
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	destroyerimin	destroyerlerimin
2nd singular	destroyerinin	destroyerlerinin
3rd singular	destroyerinin	destroyerlerinin
1st plural	destroyerimizin	destroyerlerimizin
2nd plural	destroyerinizin	destroyerlerinizin
3rd plural	destroyerlerinin	destroyerlerinin

Synonyms

muhrip

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destroyer

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Turkish

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