WRECKER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

wrecker

noun

Definition of wrecker

as in demolisher

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Recent Examples of wrecker For the Kremlin, Orbán was the chief wrecker of the European Union’s efforts to arm Ukraine and wean itself off Russian fossil fuels. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2026 First responders arrived at the scene and observed a motor vehicle that had been involved in a head-on collision with a heavy-duty wrecker. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Cars were then radioless, so the two officers hiked to the nearest phone, put out an all-points bulletin on the car that had got away, and then called for a wrecker. — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026 Downs, 21, a 6-foot, 206-pound game wrecker, is an Alabama transfer who disrupts offenses consistently with a high football IQ and a downhill, violent play style. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wrecker

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Noun

Punishing undersea saboteurs is further complicated by the rules of jurisdiction.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of saboteur

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The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of waster

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The destroyer belongs to the Flight III version of the Arleigh Burke-class, a design built since the 1980s and a major part of the Navy’s surface fleet.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
The four-hour film, coming to theaters this October, draws a portrait of Tesla chairman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a reckless destroyer of democracy and dismantler of free speech.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of destroyer

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The abject terror of reproduction was personified by Lamashtu, demoness of the night, drinker of blood, eater of flesh, slayer of children, untimely opener of wombs, ravager of women.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Everyone cosplays as a wasteland ravager, depraved, ugly, and dirty, talking about cannibalism and the brutality of all sorts.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of ravager

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