exploder

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English explode

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English exploder

From explode + -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspləʊ.də/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈsploʊ.dəɹ/

Noun

exploder (plural exploders)

1. Someone or something that explodes.
2. A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
3. (military, nautical) A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.
4. (psychology) A person who directs their anger outward.
   • 2012, Daniël Louw, Network of the Human Soul, page 157:

     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.

5. (archaic) One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
   • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

     scandalous Exploders of the Doctrine of Passive Obedience

References

• “exploder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• explored