"destroyer" meaning in All languages combined

See destroyer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dəˈstrɔɪ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-destroyer.wav [UK] Forms: destroyer [singular], destroyers [plural]
Etymology: destroy + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|destroy|er}} destroy + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone or something that destroys.
    Sense id: simple-destroyer-en-noun-IScKfNHu
  2. A small, fast ship used in war.
    Sense id: simple-destroyer-en-noun-V2kejl0T Categories (other): Vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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