Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who wreaks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Avenger.
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- noun obsolete An
avenger .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Austin, TX this women has nothing better to do then yell at myself and y famil, thinks she owns the block, tries to get us in trouble with the police, city hall, etc. you name it she has tried it!! the women has no life, hateful, nasty, even does things to little kids!! physco!! we are her whole mission in life and that is really sad!! home wreaker
Boing Boing 2008
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And of course the wreaker tried to fit the word 'birthday' in after starting the word 1/3 into the cake...
Of COURSE It's Right-Side Up... Jen 2009
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But one of those extras proved to be Shawne Merriman, last year's AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and the bona fide havoc-wreaker that every championship defense requires.
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Cassiopeia and after incalculable eons of peregrination return an estranged avenger, a wreaker of justice on malefactors, a dark crusader, a sleeper awakened, with financial resources (by supposition) surpassing those of Rothschild or the silver king.
Ulysses 2003
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Whence, disappearing from the constellation of the Northern Crown he would somehow reappear reborn above delta in the constellation of Cassiopeia and after incalculable eons of peregrination return an estranged avenger, a wreaker of justice on malefactors, a dark crusader, a sleeper awakened, with financial resources (by supposition) surpassing those of Rothschild or the silver king.
Ulysses James Joyce 1911
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And this holy man was a great wreaker and avenger on himself, and cut off his hand that same day privily, and threw it from him.
The Golden Legend, vol. 4 1230-1298 1900
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Well actually the duo are playing home wreaker on the cue of director Aditya Datt of 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' fame for the film 'Will You Marry Me', so no real worries here!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The Drug Enforcement Administration was also after him, plastering his photograph on wanted posters and mentioning him in testimony before Congress as a havoc-wreaker in Mexico.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Well actually the duo are playing home wreaker on the cue of director Aditya Datt of 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' fame for the film 'Will You Marry Me', so no real worries here!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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The team's also added a couple of new guys, including Kenny Hall, who Pearl's expecting to be a defensive havoc-wreaker around the basket ($?).
Rocky Top Talk 2009
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