wrecker
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wrecker
- /ˈɹɛkɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛkə(ɹ)
noun wreckers
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A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
Near-synonyms: breaker, knacker; salvager, salvor; scrapper, scrap dealer; shipbreaker, car breaker
Similar: breaker, knacker, salvager, salvor, scrapper, scrap dealer, shipbreaker, car breaker
- One who breaks up situations or events. home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker
- A tow truck.
- A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).
- Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.
Opposite: builder, constructor, maker, producer
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Opposite: builder, constructor, maker, producer
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noun person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts
| 日本語 | 解体屋 kaitaiya |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sfasciacarrozze |
| Ελληνικά | αφανιστής afanistís, αφανίστρια afanístria |
noun one who breaks up situations, events
| 한국어 | 방해꾼 banghaekkun, 파괴자 pagoeja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 破壊者 hakaisha |
| Italiano | demolitore, demolitrice, disgregatore, disgregatrice, sfasciafamiglie |
| Русский | вреди́тель vredítelʹ, вреди́тельница vredítelʹnica |
| العربية | مُخَرِّب muḵarrib |
noun (Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking
| Русский | вреди́тель vredítelʹ, вреди́тельница vredítelʹnica |
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title = {wrecker},
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