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Webster 1913 Edition


Exploder

Ex-plod′er

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Noun.
1.
One who or that which explodes.
2.
One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition


Exploder

EXPLO'DER

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Noun.
One who explodes; a hisser; one who rejects.

Definition 2024


exploder

exploder

English

Noun

exploder (plural exploders)

  1. Someone or something that explodes.
  2. One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of South to this entry?)
  3. A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
  4. (military, navy) A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.[1]

References

  1. Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory; Holmes, W. J. Undersea Victory

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