devourer

noun

Definition of devourernext
as in destroyer

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for devourer
  1. destroyer
  2. sponge
  3. leech
  4. user
Noun
  • Ties were so strained, for example, that in 2018 Japan’s Defense Ministry charged that a South Korean navy destroyer directed a targeting radar system at Japanese military patrol aircraft, charges that South Korea denied.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It was originally designed as a helicopter destroyer but is undergoing conversion to a light aircraft carrier.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of destroyer
Noun
  • Bake at 180 degrees for 3 hours. 6: To assemble: After baking and letting the almond sponge cool, cut it in the specified dimension.
    Nicole Sours Larson, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • After Amaro recommended the sponges to her viewers, Scrub Daddy sold 30,000 units in one weekend, Krause said.
    Annie Palmer, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • Roving like hungry jackals, smallmouth bass will move down and along drop-offs, hunting for the holdout crayfish, leeches, and insects along their way.
    Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The leeches in both videos belong to a species called Chtonobdella fallax.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Definition of leech
Noun
  • What users do with their plans is not their concern.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The government could not adduce any actual harm to the United States or its voluntary users from TikTok operations, notwithstanding its vulnerability to Chinese government influence.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of user
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near devourer

devoured

devourer

devourers

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Devourer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devourer. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...