Wreaker
/ˈriːkər/noun
A person or thing that causes damage, harm, or destruction.
Did you know?The verb *wreak* traces back to an old Germanic root meaning to drive, press, or avenge, so the word’s energy has always been about force being released outward.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wrekaną
“to drive, pursue, chase away”
Old English
OE
wrecan
“to drive out, punish, avenge”
Middle English
ME
wreken / wreken
“to avenge; later, to inflict or execute”
Modern English
EN
wreak
“to inflict or cause, especially harm or destruction”
Modern English
EN
wreaker
“one who wreaks; a destroyer or inflicter of damage”