KNACKER


Meaning of KNACKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̈ɪˈnækə ]

n. & v. Brit. --n. 1 a buyer of useless horses for slaughter. 2 a buyer of old houses, ships, etc. for the materials. --v.tr. sl. 1 kill. 2 (esp. as knackered adj.) exhaust, wear out. [19th c.: orig. unkn.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.