demolishern.

Brit.

/dᵻˈmɒlᵻʃə/, U.S.

/dəˈmɑlɪʃər/,

/diˈmɑlɪʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: demolish v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < demolish v. + -er suffix¹. Compare Middle French demolisseur, French démolisseur (1547 in Middle French as adjective (rare before late 18th cent.), 1792 as noun).

A person who (or occasionally thing which) demolishes something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > demolition > one who demolishes or ruins

demolisher1615

dilapidator1812

house wrecker1849

housebreaker1870

wrecking company1940

wrecker1958

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 247 Melancholy that enemy of the light and demolisher of the principles of life it selfe.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 185 Such batterers or demolishers, of stately and elegant buildings.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xxv. 322 Whatever Merit this Writer may have as a Demolisher, I always thought he had very little as a Builder.

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 5 354 The demolishers of the Bastille.

1827 W. Scott Life Napoleon II. ix. 333 Collot d'Herbois, the demolisher of Lyons.

1891 Harper's Mag. Aug. 392/1 That demolisher of pet traditions and shams, instantaneous photography.

1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Dec. 916/1 He was ever one thing to all men—a ruthless detector and demolisher of humbug.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! ii. 9 Rubble was being trucked from busted gable ends and demolishers worked in a fume of dust and smoke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demolisher
释义	demolishern. Brit. /dᵻˈmɒlᵻʃə/, U.S. /dəˈmɑlɪʃər/, /diˈmɑlɪʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: demolish v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < demolish v. + -er suffix¹. Compare Middle French demolisseur, French démolisseur (1547 in Middle French as adjective (rare before late 18th cent.), 1792 as noun). A person who (or occasionally thing which) demolishes something. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > demolition > one who demolishes or ruins demolisher1615 dilapidator1812 house wrecker1849 housebreaker1870 wrecking company1940 wrecker1958 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 247 Melancholy that enemy of the light and demolisher of the principles of life it selfe. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 185 Such batterers or demolishers, of stately and elegant buildings. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xxv. 322 Whatever Merit this Writer may have as a Demolisher, I always thought he had very little as a Builder. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 5 354 The demolishers of the Bastille. 1827 W. Scott Life Napoleon II. ix. 333 Collot d'Herbois, the demolisher of Lyons. 1891 Harper's Mag. Aug. 392/1 That demolisher of pet traditions and shams, instantaneous photography. 1961 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Dec. 916/1 He was ever one thing to all men—a ruthless detector and demolisher of humbug. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! ii. 9 Rubble was being trucked from busted gable ends and demolishers worked in a fume of dust and smoke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1615
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