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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024knack•er (nak′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]- Ancient History, British Termsa person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works.
- British Termsa person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap.
- British Terms[Dial.]an old, sick, or useless farm animal, esp. a horse.
- British Terms[Obs.]a harness maker;
a saddler.
- Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hnakkr nape of the neck, saddle) + -er1
- knack (1565–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: knacker /ˈnækə/ Brit n - a person who buys up old horses for slaughter
- a person who buys up old buildings and breaks them up for scrap
- Irish slang a despicable person
vb - (tr; usually passive) slang to exhaust; tire
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from nacker saddler, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnakkur saddle |