exploder

noun — 5 senses

exploder

noun

UK /ɪkˈspləʊ.də/ · US /ɪkˈsploʊ.dəɹ/

Etymology From explode + -er.

1

Someone or something that explodes.

2

A device to trigger explosive detonators such as a plunger or crank operated electrical generator.

3

Government, Military, Nautical, Politics, Transport, War A device to trigger explosions in torpedoes.

4

Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences A person who directs their anger outward.

  • To a certain extent anger is natural. The therapeutic question is to determine how anger affects attitude and managerial skills. In general, anger behaviour results in the so-called anger personalities: the exploders and the imploders.2012, Daniël Louw, Network of the Human Soul, page 157:
5

Archaic One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.

  • scandalous Exploders of the Doctrine of Passive Obedience1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:

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