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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 West
.
3.
A vessel employed by wreckers.

Definition 2024


wrecker

wrecker

English

Noun

wrecker (plural wreckers)

  1. A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)
  2. One who breaks up situations, events.
    home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker
  3. A tow truck.
  4. A mooncusser.
  5. In the Soviet Union, someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking, that is, undermining the state in intangible ways.

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