Knacker Definition

năkər
noun
A person who buys and slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh as dog's meat, etc.
Webster's New World
A person who buys and wrecks old houses, etc. and sells their materials.
Webster's New World

One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

Wiktionary

One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper.

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A harness maker.

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verb

To tire out, become exhausted.

Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out.
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Other Word Forms of Knacker

Noun

Singular:
knacker
Plural:
knackers

Origin of Knacker

  • From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”), hur (“horse”) − the profession of saddlemaker.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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