| 单词 | house wrecker |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse wrecker house wrecker n. a person who demolishes houses or other buildings; = housebreaker n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > demolition > one who demolishes or ruins demolisher1615 dilapidator1812 house wrecker1849 housebreaker1870 wrecking company1940 wrecker1958 1849 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 26 June Those house-wreckers..[who]..hit off at once the centre of gravity of the poor man's dwelling..and down comes the devoted tenement. 1897 Daily News 16 Mar. 6/5 If there are many odd trades there are also some very disagreeable ones. None more so, I should fancy, than that of the housewrecker. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 8/2 The hand of the housewrecker. 2006 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 21 Sept. The council heritage architect who approved the demolition of 29 Marine Parade on the word of a house wrecker that it was built after 1950. < as lemmas |
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