housewrecker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of housewrecker
Example Sentences
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Rebuked, William Burkowski admitted that he was a housewrecker, that he had mistaken her house for that of a client.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is one type of structure, and only one, which the modern housewrecker with all his pneumatic drills and acetylene torches finds himself hard put to destroy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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