devourer

dɪˈvaʊərər
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Translation of devourer from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

consumption

Rare
entity that consumes resources eagerly
Rare
verslinder
  • The company was a devourer of natural resources.Het bedrijf was een verslinder van natuurlijke hulpbronnen.
2.

greedy eater

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one who eats something greedily
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verslinder gulzigaard m
  • The young boy was a devourer of cakes at the party.De jonge jongen was een verslinder van taarten op het feest.
3.

destruction

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force that destroys completely
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verslinder vernietiger
  • The fire was a devourer of everything in its path.Het vuur was een verslinder van alles op zijn pad.
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Synonyms and analogies of devourer in English

Examples of devourer in a sentence

  • His appetite for books made him a devourer of literature.
  • He was a devourer of books, finishing one every day.
  • The devourer of pizza left nothing for anyone else.
  • The hurricane acted as a devourer of coastal towns.
  • War is often seen as a devourer of civilizations.

Translations of "devourer" in Context ordered by category and frequency

verslinder

A revolution is a mighty devourer of human energy, both individual and collective.

Een revolutie is een machtige verslinder van menselijke energie, individueel en collectief.

opeet

When it seems as if holes are in your pockets, and the devourer comes and eats your seed so there is not enough to pay your debtors, you now know why.

Wanneer het schijnt alsof er gaten in jouw zakken zijn, en de verderver komt en jouw zaad opeet zodat er niet genoeg is om jouw schuldenaars te betalen, weet je nu waarom.

vernietiger

A war against a devourer of worlds.

Een oorlog tegen een vernietiger van werelden.

Verslindster

The creature in the sewer, it called her the Devourer.

Het wezen in de riool noemde haar de Verslindster.

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devourer: Examples and translations in context

We are up against the devourer.

Onze strijd is tegen de verslinder.

I am brrr, devourer of fish and honey!

Ik ben Brrr, verslinder van vis en honing!

Yes. The devourer of light who will eat the sun.

Ja. De verslinder van licht die de zon zal opeten.

I am brrr, devourer of fish and honey!

Ik ben Brrr, verslinder van vis en honing!

I write a story lampooning Byron, the blood-sucking devourer of souls and he gets all the credit.

Ik schrijf een verhaal over Byron, de bloedzuigende verslinder van zielen en hij krijgt alle eer.

Moreover, he consulted so many works that his admirers called him Manducator, which means 'devourer'.

Bovendien raadpleegde hij zoveel bronnen dat zijn bewonderaars hem Manducator noemden, wat 'verslinder' betekent.

That is a Hala, - a Bulgarian devourer of souls.

Dat is een Hala, een Bulgaarse verslinder van zielen.

But with the Unitary Executive Theory, he could become Galactus, devourer of planets.

Maar met deze theorie kon hij Galactus worden, Verslinder van Planeten.

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