# destructor

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #74,893

## Definitions
1. One who destructs.
2. A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.
3. A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.

## Etymology
From destruct + -or.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/destructor