wrecker

[ rek-er ]

/ ˈrɛk ər /

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noun

a person or thing that wrecks.

a person, car, or train employed in removing wreckage, debris, etc., as from railroad tracks.

Also called tow car, tow truck. a vehicle equipped with a mechanical apparatus for hoisting and pulling, used to tow wrecked, disabled, or stalled automobiles.

Also called housewrecker. a person whose business it is to demolish and remove houses or other buildings, as in clearing sites for other use.

a person or vessel employed in recovering salvage from wrecked or disabled vessels.

a person who plunders wrecks, especially after exhibiting false signals in order to cause shipwrecks.

Origin of wrecker

First recorded in 1795–1805; wreck + -er¹

Words nearby wrecker

wreathed column, wreathy, wreck, wreckage, wrecked, wrecker, wrecker's ball, wreckfish, wreckful, wrecking, wrecking bar

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Example sentences from the Web for wrecker

A wrecker who had gone to watch the shore, saw, as the sun went down, a full-rigged vessel standing off and on.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4|Charles Dudley Warner
With a quick turn of the ropes he had brought, Tom had the wrecker trussed up.
The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast|Victor Appleton
What a different line of country to be trying to draw Adela, and trying to write the last four chapters of The Wrecker!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The millionaire came readily to help; and it was with his money that the wrecker gang was to be fought.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

And so she wears no stockings—and so shes called the Wrecker, his sister added, with inconsequent effect.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wrecker

wrecker

/ (ˈrɛkə) /

noun

a person or thing that ruins or destroys

mainly US and Canadian a person whose job is to demolish buildings or dismantle cars

(formerly) a person who lures ships to destruction to plunder the wreckage

US and Canadian another word for tow truck

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单词	wrecker
释义	wrecker [ rek-er ] / ˈrɛk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wrecker ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that wrecks. a person, car, or train employed in removing wreckage, debris, etc., as from railroad tracks. Also called tow car, tow truck. a vehicle equipped with a mechanical apparatus for hoisting and pulling, used to tow wrecked, disabled, or stalled automobiles. Also called housewrecker. a person whose business it is to demolish and remove houses or other buildings, as in clearing sites for other use. a person or vessel employed in recovering salvage from wrecked or disabled vessels. a person who plunders wrecks, especially after exhibiting false signals in order to cause shipwrecks. Origin of wrecker First recorded in 1795–1805; wreck + -er¹ Words nearby wrecker wreathed column, wreathy, wreck, wreckage, wrecked, wrecker, wrecker's ball, wreckfish, wreckful, wrecking, wrecking bar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wrecker A wrecker who had gone to watch the shore, saw, as the sun went down, a full-rigged vessel standing off and on. Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4\|Charles Dudley Warner With a quick turn of the ropes he had brought, Tom had the wrecker trussed up. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast\|Victor Appleton What a different line of country to be trying to draw Adela, and trying to write the last four chapters of The Wrecker! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson The millionaire came readily to help; and it was with his money that the wrecker gang was to be fought. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson And so she wears no stockings—and so shes called the Wrecker, his sister added, with inconsequent effect. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various British Dictionary definitions for wrecker wrecker / (ˈrɛkə) / noun a person or thing that ruins or destroys mainly US and Canadian a person whose job is to demolish buildings or dismantle cars (formerly) a person who lures ships to destruction to plunder the wreckage US and Canadian another word for tow truck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wrecker uneasy, stiff, tight, labored, tense, constrained, nervous, shaky, strained, edgy, anxious, apprehensive, agitated, jittery, restive, excited, stressful, afraid, restless, fidgety
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wrecker

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