shipwrecker

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noun

One who causes a shipwreck.

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Meanings

nounshipwrecker (plural shipwreckers)

plural shipwreckers

  1. One who causes a shipwreck.

    “I've gathered you all here in the accusing parlor because one of you is a miniature shipwrecker.”

    2002 April 14, Jeff Westbrook, “The 30% Iron Chef” (11:26 from the start), in Futurama, season 3, episode 22, spoken by Professor Farnsworth (Billy West)

Origin

From ship + wrecker.

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APA

shipwrecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipwrecker

MLA

“shipwrecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipwrecker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipwrecker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipwrecker.

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