pulverizer

/ˈpʌlvəraɪzər/
noun
  1. A machine or device that crushes or grinds something into powder or very small pieces.
    • The laboratory pulverizer reduced the mineral samples to a fine powder for testing.
    • The construction crew used a pulverizer to break up the old asphalt.
    • A coal pulverizer grinds the coal into a fine dust before it is burned in the furnace.
  2. A person or thing that completely defeats or destroys someone or something.
    • The company's aggressive marketing strategy was a pulverizer of its competitors.
    • The champion boxer was known as a pulverizer of his opponents.
    • That new video game character is a pulverizer, wiping out enemies with ease.
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