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knacker
knack·er K0085900 (năk′ər)n. Chiefly British 1. A person who buys worn-out or old livestock and slaughters them to sell the meat or hides.2. A person who buys unwanted structures, such as houses or ships, and dismantles them to sell the materials.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
knack′er·y (-ə-rē) n.knacker (ˈnækə) n1. a person who buys up old horses for slaughter2. a person who buys up old buildings and breaks them up for scrap3. (Anatomy) (usually plural) slang another word for testicle4. slang Irish a despicable personvb (tr; usually passive) slang to exhaust; tire[C16: probably from nacker saddler, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnakkur saddle]knack•er (ˈnæk ər)
n. Brit. 1. a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a rendering works. 2. a person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap. [1565–75; -knack earlier, a saddlemaker, perhaps (< Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hnakkr nape of the neck, saddle) + -er1] knackerBritish. a person who purchases old structures and disassembles them for salvageable materials and scrap.See also: Buildingsknacker
Past participle: knackered
Gerund: knackering
| Present |
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| I knacker | | you knacker | | he/she/it knackers | | we knacker | | you knacker | | they knacker |
| Preterite |
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| I knackered | | you knackered | | he/she/it knackered | | we knackered | | you knackered | | they knackered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am knackering | | you are knackering | | he/she/it is knackering | | we are knackering | | you are knackering | | they are knackering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have knackered | | you have knackered | | he/she/it has knackered | | we have knackered | | you have knackered | | they have knackered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was knackering | | you were knackering | | he/she/it was knackering | | we were knackering | | you were knackering | | they were knackering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had knackered | | you had knackered | | he/she/it had knackered | | we had knackered | | you had knackered | | they had knackered |
| Future |
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| I will knacker | | you will knacker | | he/she/it will knacker | | we will knacker | | you will knacker | | they will knacker |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have knackered | | you will have knackered | | he/she/it will have knackered | | we will have knackered | | you will have knackered | | they will have knackered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be knackering | | you will be knackering | | he/she/it will be knackering | | we will be knackering | | you will be knackering | | they will be knackering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been knackering | | you have been knackering | | he/she/it has been knackering | | we have been knackering | | you have been knackering | | they have been knackering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been knackering | | you will have been knackering | | he/she/it will have been knackering | | we will have been knackering | | you will have been knackering | | they will have been knackering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been knackering | | you had been knackering | | he/she/it had been knackering | | we had been knackering | | you had been knackering | | they had been knackering |
| Conditional |
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| I would knacker | | you would knacker | | he/she/it would knacker | | we would knacker | | you would knacker | | they would knacker |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have knackered | | you would have knackered | | he/she/it would have knackered | | we would have knackered | | you would have knackered | | they would have knackered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | knacker - someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in themwrecker - someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job | | 2. | knacker - someone who buys up old horses for slaughterslaughterer, butcher - a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market |
Translationsknacker
the knacker's yardA state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry before the age of the Internet, home video rental has largely ended up in the knacker's yard these days.See also: yardend up in the knacker's yardTo be in or enter a state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry before the age of the Internet, home video rental has largely ended up in the knacker's yard these days.See also: end, up, yardready for the knacker's yardIn a state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry, home video rental was ready for the knacker's yard once streaming services became common.See also: ready, yardknacker
Words related to knackernoun someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in themRelated Wordsnoun someone who buys up old horses for slaughterRelated Words |