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exploder - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun Milit. , a device for exploding gunpowder or a high explosive; a primer.
noun One who or that which explodes.
noun A hisser; one who rejects with contempt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun One who or that which explodes.
noun One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun Someone or something that explodes .
noun One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.
noun A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.
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Examples
CROWLEY: Well that we call the exploder , the blow up in your face boss.
CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2006 2006
While I may not be much of a second-lifer or skull-exploder , I do know my Babsology, and more importantly, my superheroes.
Your Mileage May Vary | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
I use firefox, and there are settings in that and internet exploder to "keep me logged in".
Anyone else having to 'sign in' on a daily basis to this blog? 2009
IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' see links below: Head exploder : GOPer wants creationism taught in school; WorldWaterDay: Which nations are most at risk?
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: March 24, 2011 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2011
That's because even a big exploder like Pinatubo (which is a rare event) puts out CO2 in megatons.
Global Warming... 2009
IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' see links below: Head exploder : GOPer wants creationism taught in school; WorldWaterDay: Which nations are most at risk?
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: March 24, 2011 (Audio) Brad Friedman 2011
I use firefox, and there are settings in that and internet exploder to "keep me logged in".
Anyone else having to 'sign in' on a daily basis to this blog? 2009
That's because even a big exploder like Pinatubo (which is a rare event) puts out CO2 in megatons.
Global Warming... 2009
Why haven't reporters asked President Obama how he can promise a deficit-neutral health care bill after he renominated Bernanke - the ultimate deficit exploder - to the most powerful financial position in the government?
David Sirota: The Deafening Silence on Deficits 2009
But maybe I've just been lucky that I've never encountered a head-exploder .
My Work Doesn't Need a Broader Audience! If It's Good Enough for the Voices in My Head, Then It's Good Enough for You! Editorial Anonymous 2009
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