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exploder

UK/ɪkˈspləʊ.də/US/ɪkˈsploʊ.dəɹ/

exploder noun: someone or something that explodes.

Noun

exploder (plural exploders)

  1. Someone or something that explodes.
  2. A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
  3. A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.
  4. A person who directs their anger outward.
    • To a certain extent anger is natural. The therapeutic question is to determine how anger affects attitude and managerial skills. In general, anger behaviour results in the so-called anger personalities: the exploders and the imploders.2012, Daniël Louw, Network of the Human Soul, page 157
  5. (archaic) One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
    • scandalous Exploders of the Doctrine of Passive Obedience1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Forms of exploder

pluralexploders

Origin of exploder

From explode + -er.

Questions about exploder

What does exploder mean?
Exploder means someone or something that explodes.
What part of speech is exploder?
Exploder is a noun.
How do you pronounce exploder?
Exploder is pronounced /ɪkˈspləʊ.də/ (UK).
What is the plural of exploder?
The plural of exploder is exploders.

Words near exploder in the dictionary

  1. exploded skull
  2. exploded view
  3. exploded views
  4. explodedst
  5. explodent
  6. exploder
  7. exploders
  8. explodes
  9. explodest
  10. explodeth
  11. explodey

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