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1. (Brit.) knacker
a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a rendering works.
2. knacker
a person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap.
Etymology: (1565–75; -knack earlier, a saddlemaker, perh. (< Scand; cf. Icel hnakkr nape of the neck, saddle) + -er1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) knacker
someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them
2. (noun) knacker
someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
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1. (noun) knacker
one who makes knickknacks, toys, etc
2. (noun) knacker
one of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper
3. (noun) knacker
a harness maker
4. (noun) knacker
one who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat
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