eradicator
Wipes something out
An eradicator is something or someone that completely eliminates or destroys a thing: a weed eradicator, an eradicator of disease.
The word implies thorough removal rather than mere reduction.
Products marketed as eradicators—stain eradicators, mold eradicators—promise total elimination of the problem.
What removes or destroys
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- annihilatorOne who destroys completely
- obliteratorSomething that destroys utterly
terminator · vanquisher · neutralizer · purger · remover · abolisher · suppressor · executioner
Agent destroying surface pathogens
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- sterilizerEquipment that eliminates pathogens
- decontaminantAgent removing harmful substances
- germicideAgent that kills microbes
cleanser · antiseptic · purifier · detoxifier · fumigator · bactericide · bleach · antimicrobial
Toxic agent targeting pests
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- weedkillerChemical destroying unwanted plants
- fumigantAirborne pest poison
rodenticide · pest-control · infestation · spray · application · treatment · broad-spectrum · residual
Utter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
devastation · decimation · demolition · ruination · extirpation · abolition · removal · purge
eliminator
What removes or destroys
- exterminatorOne who eradicates vermin
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- annihilatorOne who destroys completely
obliterator · terminator · vanquisher · neutralizer · purger · remover · abolisher · suppressor · executioner · liquidator
disinfectant
Agent destroying surface pathogens
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- sterilizerEquipment that eliminates pathogens
- decontaminantAgent removing harmful substances
germicide · cleanser · antiseptic · purifier · detoxifier · fumigator · bactericide · bleach · antimicrobial · pathogen
insecticide
Toxic agent targeting pests
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- weedkillerChemical destroying unwanted plants
fumigant · rodenticide · pest-control · infestation · spray · application · treatment · broad-spectrum · residual · non-selective
annihilation
Utter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
extinction · devastation · decimation · demolition · ruination · extirpation · abolition · removal · purge
eradicatorcreator
One who produces something
originator · maker · generator · producer · inventor
eradicatorpreserver
One that maintains or saves
protector · conservator · guardian · defender · savior
eradicatornurturer
One who fosters development
cultivator · propagator · sustainer · caregiver · fosterer
- disease eradicationPermanent global elimination of pathogens
- pest eradicationDestroying unwanted animal invaders
- smallpox eradicationComplete global destruction of variola
- global eradicationEnding something worldwide
eradicate, eradication, eradicated, eradicating, eradicates, eradicators, eradications