What's the difference between demolish and demolisher?
Demolish
Definition:
(v. t.) To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.
Example Sentences:
(1) He said he will pursue new measures, including demolishing the homes of instigators.
(2) Barriers protecting industry, manufacturing and agriculture were demolished.
(3) You know, it’s a Bolshevik kind of attitude: demolish everything,” she said.
(4) Their now demolished house stood in front of this strange feature.
(5) St Pancras himself, of whom precious little is known, is buried in Rome, a long way from the charred and soiled remains of the 19th-century slums of Agar Town that were demolished to make way for the Midland Railway's steamy entrance into London.
(6) The Saturday I visited, a steady stream of supporters, including six teams from Tottenham, London, and returnees from the previous week, arrived to leaflet in the near-steady stream of rain – demolishing the stacked boxes of leaflets at the campaign HQ.
(7) Israel has said demolishing tunnels is the principal goal of its ground operation and it has released footage showing tunnels being demolished by excavators and air strikes.
(8) Conspiracy theories, many put forward by Mohamed Al Fayed, former Harrods owner and father of Dodi Fayed , Diana's companion at the time, who was also killed in the crash on 31 August 1997, were demolished in the course of the much-delayed inquest, held in the high court between October 2007 and April 2008.
(9) Charleston church shooting: 21-year-old suspect captured as 'holy city' mourns Read more The Emanuel church as a wooden structure was built between 1865 and 1872, and was demolished by an earthquake in 1886.
(10) In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer , a 52-year-old welder and the victim of expropriation, drove a bulletproof tank into town and demolished a dozen municipal buildings before shooting himself.
(11) The Indian unit of the company hit a hurdle earlier this year when local authorities said they would demolish the plant , claiming it was built on village council land and was "illegal".
(12) Halifax District Hospital's Medical Library, Daytona Beach, Florida was altered from two dingy rooms to a modern, well-equipped Medical Library twice its former size by its maintenance men in six months time, with the help of the librarian's sketches and an architect student from the junior college to draw the plans.A complete renovation was done, eighteen-inch walls between rooms being demolished, plumbing, ceiling, and windows removed.
(13) In his first major speech in the US, the chancellor will attempt to demolish claims that a further five years of austerity will restrict growth and hurt workers' living standards.
(14) The unrest led to 450 police officers being injured and 70 buildings being demolished .
(15) Reconstruction of anatomical continuity of the arterial supply avoiding unnecessary operative demolishment is feasible.
(16) The PCC fails to demolish that claim, quoting the paper's current editor, Colin Myler: "Our internal inquiries have found no evidence of involvement by News of the World staff other than Clive Goodman."
(17) This time, however, her home was not under threat from Khmer Rouge guerrillas, but was instead demolished by armed construction workers, hired by a land development corporation to carry out one of the capital's most ambitious new property developments.
(18) Chelsea have really exciting plans for that stadium – to demolish the whole thing and build a new one on the existing site,” Dyke said.
(19) "No one demolished their tombs because the government is so weak," said Youssef.
(20) Large parts of TV Centre will be demolished after it is vacated by the BBC to make way for a redevelopment that includes a cinema, health club, restaurants and cafes, as well as offices and about 1,000 new homes including an unclassified amount of "affordable housing".
Demolisher
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns.
Example Sentences:
(1) He said he will pursue new measures, including demolishing the homes of instigators.
(2) Barriers protecting industry, manufacturing and agriculture were demolished.
(3) You know, it’s a Bolshevik kind of attitude: demolish everything,” she said.
(4) Their now demolished house stood in front of this strange feature.
(5) St Pancras himself, of whom precious little is known, is buried in Rome, a long way from the charred and soiled remains of the 19th-century slums of Agar Town that were demolished to make way for the Midland Railway's steamy entrance into London.
(6) The Saturday I visited, a steady stream of supporters, including six teams from Tottenham, London, and returnees from the previous week, arrived to leaflet in the near-steady stream of rain – demolishing the stacked boxes of leaflets at the campaign HQ.
(7) Israel has said demolishing tunnels is the principal goal of its ground operation and it has released footage showing tunnels being demolished by excavators and air strikes.
(8) Conspiracy theories, many put forward by Mohamed Al Fayed, former Harrods owner and father of Dodi Fayed , Diana's companion at the time, who was also killed in the crash on 31 August 1997, were demolished in the course of the much-delayed inquest, held in the high court between October 2007 and April 2008.
(9) Charleston church shooting: 21-year-old suspect captured as 'holy city' mourns Read more The Emanuel church as a wooden structure was built between 1865 and 1872, and was demolished by an earthquake in 1886.
(10) In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer , a 52-year-old welder and the victim of expropriation, drove a bulletproof tank into town and demolished a dozen municipal buildings before shooting himself.
(11) The Indian unit of the company hit a hurdle earlier this year when local authorities said they would demolish the plant , claiming it was built on village council land and was "illegal".
(12) Halifax District Hospital's Medical Library, Daytona Beach, Florida was altered from two dingy rooms to a modern, well-equipped Medical Library twice its former size by its maintenance men in six months time, with the help of the librarian's sketches and an architect student from the junior college to draw the plans.A complete renovation was done, eighteen-inch walls between rooms being demolished, plumbing, ceiling, and windows removed.
(13) In his first major speech in the US, the chancellor will attempt to demolish claims that a further five years of austerity will restrict growth and hurt workers' living standards.
(14) The unrest led to 450 police officers being injured and 70 buildings being demolished .
(15) Reconstruction of anatomical continuity of the arterial supply avoiding unnecessary operative demolishment is feasible.
(16) The PCC fails to demolish that claim, quoting the paper's current editor, Colin Myler: "Our internal inquiries have found no evidence of involvement by News of the World staff other than Clive Goodman."
(17) This time, however, her home was not under threat from Khmer Rouge guerrillas, but was instead demolished by armed construction workers, hired by a land development corporation to carry out one of the capital's most ambitious new property developments.
(18) Chelsea have really exciting plans for that stadium – to demolish the whole thing and build a new one on the existing site,” Dyke said.
(19) "No one demolished their tombs because the government is so weak," said Youssef.
(20) Large parts of TV Centre will be demolished after it is vacated by the BBC to make way for a redevelopment that includes a cinema, health club, restaurants and cafes, as well as offices and about 1,000 new homes including an unclassified amount of "affordable housing".