wrecker

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wrecker /ˈrɛkɚ/ noun

plural wreckers

wrecker

/ˈrɛkɚ/

noun

plural wreckers

Britannica Dictionary definition of WRECKER

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US : a truck that takes away cars that are damaged or not working : tow truck

: someone or something that destroys something — used in combination

Lying about your education is a surefire career-wrecker.
a home-wrecker [=someone who has an affair with a married person and causes that person's marriage to fail]

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