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Webster 1913 Edition
Wrecker
Wreck′er
,Noun.
1.
One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.
2.
One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically:
(a)
One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder. (b)
One who is employed in saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the
. wreckers
of Key West3.
A vessel employed by wreckers.
Definition 2024
wrecker
wrecker
English
Noun
wrecker (plural wreckers)
- A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)
- One who breaks up situations, events.
- A tow truck.
- A mooncusser.
- In the Soviet Union, someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking, that is, undermining the state in intangible ways.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (one who wrecks): builder, constructor, maker, producer
Translations
person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts
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one who breaks up situations, events
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tow truck — see tow truck
mooncusser