English Explanatory Dictionary

knacker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
  2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.
  3. A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).
  4. One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
  5. One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
  6. An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.
  7. A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.
  8. A testicle.
  9. An old, worn-out horse.
  10. A collier's horse.
verb
  1. To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
  2. To reprimand.

Pronunciation

năkə /ˈnakə/ năkər /ˈnækɚ/ En-au-knacker.ogg

Word forms

knacker knackers knackering knackered

Etymology

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).

Synonyms

toymaker clapper slaughterer slaughterman salvager salvor scrapper wrecker breaker shipbreaker car breaker dobber scobe adlay bam Barry boy bazza benny bogan bopper brush charva charver chav dresser dumbo eshay gazza gippo herbert hood rat kev knacker mev ned nob ocker pikey pleb poor white trash prole puffy radgie redneck roadman rudeboy rudie scally scanger schemie scoundrel scratter scrote scrub scrubber scuffer scumbag scunner scutter sham

Derived words

high-jimmy-knacker knacker's yard Knackerville
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