ruiner

English

Etymology

ruin + -er

Noun

ruiner (plural ruiners)

  1. Someone who ruins.
    • Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
      There was a ruined uncle in the family group—ruined by his brother, the Father of the Marshalsea, and knowing no more how than his ruiner did, but accepting the fact as something that could not be helped.

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Danish

Etymology 1

See ruin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruiːnər/, [ʁuˈiːˀnɐ]

Noun

ruiner c

  1. plural indefinite of ruin

Etymology 2

See ruinere (to ruin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruineːr/, [ʁuiˈneːˀɐ̯], [ʁuiˈneɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

ruiner or ruinér

  1. imperative of ruinere

French

Etymology

From ruine. Cf. also Latin ruīnāre. Compare Italian rovinare, Occitan arroïnar, Spanish ruinar, arruinar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɥi.ne/
  • (file)

Verb

ruiner

  1. to ruin
  2. to raze to the ground, to destroy, to wreck
  3. (figuratively) to shatter (hope), to ruin (reputation)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ruiner m

  1. indefinite plural of ruin

Old French

Verb

ruiner

  1. to destroy; to ruin
  2. to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
    il voloit ruiner le roi
    he wanted to ruin the king
  3. (intransitive) to become a ruin

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants


Swedish

Noun

ruiner

  1. indefinite plural of ruin
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