knacker

[ nak-er ]

/ ˈnæk ər /

noun British.

a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works.

a person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap.

Dialect. an old, sick, or useless farm animal, especially a horse.

Obsolete. a harness maker; a saddler.

Origin of knacker

1565–75; knack (<Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hnakkr nape of the neck, saddle) + -er¹

Words nearby knacker

km/sec, kn, knack, knäckebröd, knacked, knacker, knackered, knacker's yard, knackery, knackwurst, knag

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Example sentences from the Web for knacker

Under all circumstances, it is advisable to let this dismemberment of dead and fallen cattle he performed at the knacker's yard.
On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment|Honor Bourguignon
I felt forced to follow, and soon found myself outside a knacker's yard.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., December 27, 1890|Various
"Of course you can," exclaimed the knacker, casting a triumphant glance around him.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds
When a man dies he goes to the ground, as a slaughtered ox to the butcher's stall, or a dead horse to the knacker's.
Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster|F. Marion Crawford

The knacker takes his own time, and the body often remains there twenty-four or forty-eight hours.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot

British Dictionary definitions for knacker

knacker

/ (ˈnækə) British /

noun

a person who buys up old horses for slaughter

a person who buys up old buildings and breaks them up for scrap

(usually plural) slang another word for testicle

Irish slang a despicable person

verb

(tr; usually passive) slang to exhaust; tire

Word Origin for knacker

C16: probably from nacker saddler, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnakkur saddle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	knacker
释义	knacker [ nak-er ] / ˈnæk ər / noun British. a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works. a person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap. Dialect. an old, sick, or useless farm animal, especially a horse. Obsolete. a harness maker; a saddler. Origin of knacker 1565–75; knack (<Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hnakkr nape of the neck, saddle) + -er¹ Words nearby knacker km/sec, kn, knack, knäckebröd, knacked, knacker, knackered, knacker's yard, knackery, knackwurst, knag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knacker Under all circumstances, it is advisable to let this dismemberment of dead and fallen cattle he performed at the knacker's yard. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment\|Honor Bourguignon I felt forced to follow, and soon found myself outside a knacker's yard. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., December 27, 1890\|Various "Of course you can," exclaimed the knacker, casting a triumphant glance around him. The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4\|George W. M. Reynolds When a man dies he goes to the ground, as a slaughtered ox to the butcher's stall, or a dead horse to the knacker's. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster\|F. Marion Crawford The knacker takes his own time, and the body often remains there twenty-four or forty-eight hours. Louis Pasteur\|Ren Vallery-Radot British Dictionary definitions for knacker knacker / (ˈnækə) British / noun a person who buys up old horses for slaughter a person who buys up old buildings and breaks them up for scrap (usually plural) slang another word for testicle Irish slang a despicable person verb (tr; usually passive) slang to exhaust; tire Word Origin for knacker C16: probably from nacker saddler, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnakkur saddle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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