exploder

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪkˈspləʊ.də/
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/ɪkˈspləʊ.də/ · /ɪkˈsploʊ.dəɹ/

Definition of exploder

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Someone or something that explodes.
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noun

  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.”
  5. (archaic)One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
    “scandalous Exploders of the Doctrine of Passive Obedience”

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Etymology

From explode + -er.

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