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

kmps, kn, kn., knack, knacked, knacker, knacker's yard, knackered, knackery, knackwurst, knag

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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