destructionist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of destructionist
First recorded in 1800–10; destruction + -ist
Example Sentences
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Since Molotov was tougher and more plainly destructionist than he had to be, the Russian helped Marshall make his point.
From Time Magazine Archive
The people regarded Bellomont as a sincere and ardent reformer, but the landed men and their following abused him as a meddler and destructionist.
From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers
At the end of it the destructionist drove his hat on with a smack of his big palm and strode out, sullen but plainly convinced.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman
One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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