KNACKER


Meaning of KNACKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈna-kər ]

noun

Etymology: probably from English dialect, saddlemaker

Date: 1812

1. British : a buyer of worn-out domestic animals or their carcasses for use especially as animal food or fertilizer

2. British : a buyer of old structures for their constituent materials

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.