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noun British.
1.
a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works.
2.
a person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap.
3.
Dialect. an old, sick, or useless farm animal, especially a horse.
4.
Obsolete. a harness maker; a saddler.
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Knacker
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| knacker (ˈnækə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who buys up old horses for slaughter |
| 2. | a person who buys up old buildings and breaks them up for scrap |
| 3. | slang (usually plural) another word for testicle |
| 4. | slang (Irish) a despicable person |
| —vb | |
| 5. | slang (tr; usually passive) to exhaust; tire |
| [C16: probably from nacker saddler, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnakkur saddle] | |
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