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Exterminator

One who, or that which, exterminates.

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Killer 76% connected

One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Slayer 76% connected

One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destrroyer of life.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Uproot 74% connected

To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Uproot 74% connected

To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Terminator 92% connected

One who, or that which, terminates.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.