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exploder

noun
/ɪkˈspləʊ.də/UK/ɪkˈsploʊ.dəɹ/US

Etymology

From explode + -er.

  1. suffixed as exploder — “explode + er”

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that explodes.

  2. A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical…

    A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.

  3. A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A person who directs their anger outward.

      • To a certain extent anger is natural. The therapeutic question is to determine how anger affects attitude and managerial skills. In general, anger behaviour results in the so-called anger personalities: the exploders and the imploders.

    2. One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.

      • scandalous Exploders of the Doctrine of Passive Obedience

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA