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shipwrecker

shipwrecker noun: one who causes a shipwreck.

Noun

shipwrecker (plural shipwreckers)

  1. One who causes a shipwreck.
    • “I've gathered you all here in the accusing parlor because one of you is a miniature shipwrecker.”2002 April 14, Jeff Westbrook, “The 30% Iron Chef” (11:26 from the start), in Futurama, season 3, episode 22, spoken by Professor Farnsworth (Billy West)

Forms of shipwrecker

pluralshipwreckers

Origin of shipwrecker

From ship + wrecker.

Questions about shipwrecker

What does shipwrecker mean?
Shipwrecker means one who causes a shipwreck.
What part of speech is shipwrecker?
Shipwrecker is a noun.
What is the plural of shipwrecker?
The plural of shipwrecker is shipwreckers.

Words near shipwrecker in the dictionary

  1. shipwracks
  2. shipwreck
  3. shipwrecked
  4. shipwreckee
  5. shipwreckees
  6. shipwrecker
  7. shipwreckers
  8. shipwrecking
  9. shipwrecks
  10. shipwrecky
  11. shipwright

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