wrecker

== English == === Etymology === From wreck + -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛkɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛkə(ɹ) === Noun === wrecker (plural wreckers) (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 One who breaks up situations or events. A tow truck. A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate). (Soviet Union, crime, historical) Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways. ==== Synonyms ==== (one who wrecks): breaker, destroyer, ruiner, vandal ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”): builder, constructor, maker, producer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ====