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obliterator

/əblˈɪɾɚɹˌeɪɾɚ/ noun

One who obliterates.

Word Origin Obliterator comes from obliterate, which is Latin ob- 'over, against' and litera 'letter' — literally 'to strike out letters, erase.' The breakdown ob+liter+ate+or shows the root liter (letter), the verb suffix -ate, and the agent suffix -or. So an obliterator is someone or something that wipes out completely. The same litera root gives us literal, literature, and letter.

noun One who obliterates. countable

The document obliterator used a heavy-duty shredder to destroy classified materials completely.

(名词) 消除者；销毁者

文件销毁员使用重型碎纸机彻底销毁机密材料。

(sustantivo) El o lo que destruye o borra completamente.

El destructor de documentos usó una trituradora industrial para destruir completamente el material clasificado.

(nom) destructeur; anéantisseur; effaceur [Personne qui efface ou fait disparaître complètement quelque chose.]

L'agent obliterator a utilisé un broyeur industriel pour détruire les documents classés secret défense.

(Substantiv) Vernichter; Auslöscher [Person oder Gerät, die bzw. das etwas vollständig vernichtet oder unkenntlich macht.]

Der **obliterator** zerstörte die vertraulichen Dokumente mit einem Hochleistungsschredder.

(名詞) 抹消する人、消去者。

その書類抹消機は、機密文書を完全に破棄するために強力なシュレッダーを使用した。

(substantivo) obliterador; destruidor; anulador [Aquele que oblitera ou destrói.]

O destruidor de documentos usou uma fragmentadora pesada para destruir completamente materiais confidenciais.

Synonyms: destroyer eradicator annihilator eliminator Antonyms: creator preserver
Word parts: ob + liter + ate + or

Related words

obliterate obliteration literally literalism literalist literacy illiterate illiteracy literary alliterate alliteration transliterate

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