Dictionary

wrecker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹɛkɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English wreck Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wrecker From wreck + -er.

Meanings

1. (Australia) 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
2. One who breaks up situations or events.
   • home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker
3. A tow truck.
4. A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).
5. (historical, qualifier:Soviet Union; crime; Soviet Union; crime) Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.

Forms

Antonyms

maker (antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”) · producer (antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”) · builder (antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”) · constructor (antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”)

Deriveds

home wrecker · shipwrecker · nation wrecker · housewrecker

Descendants

raqueru

Relateds

wrecking bar

Synonyms

car breaker · knacker · salvager · shipbreaker · breaker · salvor · ruiner (one who wrecks) · scrap dealer · destroyer (one who wrecks) · scrapper · breaker (one who wrecks) · vandal (one who wrecks)

Translations (25)

fa مخرب (one who breaks up situations, events) · it disgregatrice (one who breaks up situations, events) · ja 破壊者 (one who breaks up situations, events) · it disgregatore (one who breaks up situations, events) · it sfasciafamiglie (one who breaks up situations, events) · ru вреди́тельница ((Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking) · ar مُخَرِّب (one who breaks up situations, events) · ru вреди́тель (one who breaks up situations, events) · it sfasciacarrozze (person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts) · el αφανίστρια (person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts) · be шко́днік ((Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking) · ru вреди́тель ((Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking) · fa خرابکار (one who breaks up situations, events) · uk шкідни́к ((Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking) · uk шкідни́ця ((Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking) · el αφανιστής (person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts) · be шко́дніца ((Soviet Union, crime, historical) someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking) · ca desballestador (person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts) · ko 방해꾼 (one who breaks up situations, events) · it demolitore (one who breaks up situations, events) · ca desballestadora (person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts) · ja 解体屋 (person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts) · it demolitrice (one who breaks up situations, events) · ru вреди́тельница (one who breaks up situations, events) · ko 파괴자 (one who breaks up situations, events)