demolitionist

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noun

One who carries out demolition.

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Meanings

noundemolitionist (plural demolitionists)

plural demolitionists

  1. One who carries out demolition.

    Eventually seven days' efforts by professional demolitionists succeeded in reducing the building to debris.

    2007, Bernard Wasserstein, Barbarism and civilization: a history of Europe in our time

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
demolisher

Origin

From demolition + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

demolitionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demolitionist

MLA

“demolitionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demolitionist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demolitionist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demolitionist.

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