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wrecker definition

wrecker (-ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that wrecks
  2. a person who causes ruin, obstruction, or disruption of any kind; specif., a person using false lights, etc. to lead ships to destruction in order to plunder the wreckage
  3. a person, car, train, boat, etc. that salvages or clears away wrecks; specif., a truck equipped to tow away wrecked or disabled automobiles
  4. a person or business that demolishes or dismantles old buildings, motor vehicles, etc., salvaging usable materials and parts house wrecker, auto wrecker

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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