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How to say "destroyer" in Japanese

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  • キラーCommon
    nounThe figurative 'destroyer': a person or thing that destroys or defeats. Borrowed from English 'killer', it fits talk of someone who beats a particular rival, as in sports, and never refers to the warship.
  • 駆逐艦くちくかんCommon
    nounThe naval sense: the warship called a destroyer in English. Use it for the vessel in military or historical discussion; it is not used for people or things that destroy figuratively.

Use 「キラー」 for the figurative sense, a person or thing that destroys or defeats something, and 駆逐艦 for the warship; 「キラー」 never names the ship.

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