See wrecker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muḵarrib",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "مُخَرِّب"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "demolitore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "demolitrice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "disgregatore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "disgregatrice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "sfasciafamiglie"
},
{
"alt": "はかいしゃ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hakaisha",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"word": "破壊者"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "banghaekkun",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"word": "방해꾼"
},
{
"alt": "破壞者",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pagoeja",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"word": "파괴자"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "moxarreb",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"word": "مخرب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xarâbkâr",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"word": "خرابکار"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vredítelʹ",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вреди́тель"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vredítelʹnica",
"sense": "one who breaks up situations, events",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вреди́тельница"
}
],
"word": "wrecker"
}
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