dynamiter
Americannoun
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dynamiters
plural
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a person who uses dynamite or other explosives to blow things up.
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a person who thoroughly and suddenly destroys a specified thing.
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James B. McNamara never intended to be a dynamiter.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the Philharmonic, he gradually broadened his repertoire to include a variety of musical styles; in opera the would-be dynamiter turned out to be an effective Wagnerian.
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A fellow dynamiter named Matthew Schmidt also got life.
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Foxes are those who sell by mail; the dynamiter works by telephone.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Mac," with his grim, set face and his silent, secretive habits, fitted perfectly to Peter's conception of a dynamiter.
From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Upton Sinclair
They did not know that some of them would soon be guerrilla leaders in the Burma jungles, social scientists in London, bridge dynamiters or underground agents in some enemy-occupied city.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out in British Columbia, the Attorney General is investigating "dynamiters" and "foxes."
From Time Magazine Archive
But Gunman Birger, fingers-crossed, rabbit-footed, was away when the dynamiters called.
From Time Magazine Archive
The roustabouts, cat jockeys, bulldozers, greasers, welders, dynamiters, mixers, drillers, riggers, still pressed for time, worked on, unmindful of little ceremonies and speeches before movie cameras.
From Time Magazine Archive
There the flames were writhing up the walls before the dynamiters could reach the spot.
From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Charles Morris
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