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obliterator

/əˈblɪt.ə.ɹeɪ.tɚ/
o · blit · er · a · tor
Plural:obliterators
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Adjective:obliterative
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• noun

1

A person, force, or thing that completely destroys, erases, or wipes out something so that no trace remains.

Example

"Time often acts as the ultimate obliterator of ancient monuments and unwritten traditions."

2

In philately and postal history, a handstamp or mechanical device used by a post office to cancel and deface postage stamps so they cannot be reused.

Example

"The museum's postal history exhibit featured a rarenineteenth-century brass obliterator alongside envelopes bearing its distinctive ink mark."

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• Rhymes for obliterator

• Nearby Words

obliqueness
obliterate
obliteration
obliterator
oblivion
oblivious
obliviously

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English or directly from Late Latin obliterator ('one who erases'), an agent noun from the verb obliterare ('to blot out or erase letters'), from ob- ('over, against') and littera ('letter, script').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Obliterator. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/obliterator
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