destroyer

A destroyer (warship)

Meaning

That which destroys something.
A small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.

destroy + -er
The name of the naval vessel is shortened from torpedo boat destroyer, the longer term appearing at the end of the 19th century and the shorter form early in the 20th.

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