terminator

noun/ˈtɜrmɪneɪtər/

Frequency rank: #9,780 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

something or someone that ends or destroys another thing; also a machine or person sent to kill a target.

Illustration for the English word “terminator”

Example sentence

The hero finally defeated the terminator that had been hunting him across the city.

Synonyms & related words

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