knacker

== English == === Etymology === From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: năkə, IPA(key): /ˈnakə/ (General American) enPR: năkər, IPA(key): /ˈnækɚ/ Rhymes: -ækə(ɹ) Hyphenation: knack‧er === Noun === knacker (plural knackers) One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. Near-synonym: toymaker One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand. Synonym: clapper (archaic) A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery). One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides. Near-synonyms: slaughterer, slaughterman One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components. Near-synonyms: salvager, salvor; scrapper, wrecker, breaker; shipbreaker, car breaker (Ireland, UK, ethnic slur, offensive) An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage. (Ireland, offensive, slang) A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar. Synonyms: dobber, scobe; see also Thesaurus:chav (UK, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle. An old, worn-out horse. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A collier's horse. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === knacker (third-person singular simple present knackers, present participle knackering, simple past and past participle knackered) (UK, slang, transitive) To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged. (UK, slang, transitive) To reprimand. ==== Translations ====