ruiner

== English == === Etymology === From ruin + -er. === Noun === ruiner (plural ruiners) Someone who ruins. ==== Synonyms ==== destroyer wrecker ==== Antonyms ==== founder builder constructor producer == Danish == === Etymology 1 === See ruin. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ruiːnər/, [ʁuˈiːˀnɐ] ==== Noun ==== ruiner c indefinite plural of ruin === Etymology 2 === See ruinere (“to ruin”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ruineːr/, [ʁuiˈneːˀɐ̯], [ʁuiˈneɐ̯ˀ] ==== Verb ==== ruiner or ruinér imperative of ruinere == French == === Etymology === From ruine. Cf. also Latin ruīnāre. Compare Italian rovinare, Occitan arroïnar, Spanish ruinar, arruinar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɥi.ne/ === Verb === ruiner to ruin to raze to the ground, to destroy, to wreck (figuratively) to shatter (hope), to ruin (reputation) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ruiner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === réunir, uriner == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === ruiner m indefinite plural of ruin == Old French == === Verb === ruiner to destroy; to ruin to spoil; to ruin; to wreck (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. ==== Related terms ==== see ruine ==== Descendants ==== French: ruiner == Swedish == === Noun === ruiner indefinite plural of ruin