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ruiner

/ˈruːɪnə/

/ˈruːɪnɚ/

Translations

ruinernoun

ruiners

/ˈruːɪnə/

/ˈruːɪnɚ/

The economic crisis was seen as the ruiner of many small businesses.

La crise économique a été vue comme le destructeur de nombreuses petites entreprises.

Additional translations

ruineurRare, littéraire.

débaucheurSens ancien ou littéraire : homme qui perd une femme en ruinant sa réputation.

Synonyms

ruinernoun

A person or thing that causes destruction or downfall.

The economic crisis was seen as the ruiner of many small businesses.

A man who seduces and thereby ruins a woman's reputation or prospects of marriage.

In many Victorian novels, the charming officer turns out to be the ruiner of the innocent heroine.