destructor
/destɾuɡˈtoɾ/ · B2 · adj
destructive
💥 destructor = destruct + or, the one that wrecks; like destruct-ive
Spanish destructor comes from Latin destruere, 'to tear down' (de- = down, struere = to build). The English cognate destruct is nearly identical, and -or marks the agent: the thing that tears down.