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nation wrecker

noun

Etymology

From nation + wrecker. First use appears c. 1920. See cite below.

  1. derived from *wrekaną✻
  2. derived from *wrek✻
  3. derived from wrek
  4. inherited from wrek
  5. formed as wrecker — “wreck + -er”
  6. formed as nation wrecker — “nation + wrecker”

Definitions

  1. A malicious agent or other influence that destabilizes or destroys a nation or…

    A malicious agent or other influence that destabilizes or destroys a nation or civilization.

    • The nation-wrecker Olympius was a fanatic "Catholic", as the followers of the dictatorial Church of Rome were called--one of his actions had been to dismiss all non-catholics from all services of the state
    • The years 1949-55 thus gradually revealed Sukarno not just as the nation builder, but as the nation-wrecker.

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