Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destructor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
de-struc-tor
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who destructs.

noun

A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.

noun

A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.

Etymology

From destruct + -or.

Inflected Forms

destructors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

finalizer

Antonyms

constructor

Questions

What does destructor mean?
One who destructs.
Where does destructor come from?
From destruct + -or.

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