uprooter
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up·root
(ŭp-ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)tr.v. up·root·ed, up·root·ing, up·roots
1. To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
2. To destroy or remove completely; eradicate.
3. To force to leave an accustomed or native location.
up·root′ed·ness n.
up·root′er n.
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Noun | 1. | uprooter - a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" annihilator - a total destroyer bad person - a person who does harm to others iconoclast, image breaker - a destroyer of images used in religious worship vandal - someone who willfully destroys or defaces property |
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