Dictionary

exploder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈsploʊ.dəɹ/ (General-American)
• /ɪkˈspləʊ.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From explode + -er.

Meanings

1. Someone or something that explodes.
2. A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
3. A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.
4. A person who directs their anger outward.
   • To a certain extent anger is natural. The therapeutic question is to determine how anger affects attitude and managerial skills. In general, anger behaviour results in the so-called anger personalities: the exploders and the imploders. 2012, Daniël Louw, Network of the Human Soul, page 157:
5. (archaic) One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
   • scandalous Exploders of the Doctrine of Passive Obedience 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

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