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   knacker

   /ˈnakə/

   noun

   • 1. a person whose business is the disposal of dead or unwanted animals, especially those whose flesh is not fit for human consumption. British
   • 2. testicles. vulgar slang British
   • 3. an uncouth or loutish person. informal, derogatory Irish

   verb

   • 1. tire (someone) out: "this weekend has really knackered me"
   • 2. damage (something) severely: "I knackered my ankle playing on Sunday"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally denoting a harness-maker, then a slaughterer of horses): possibly from obsolete knack ‘trinket’. The word also had the sense ‘old worn-out horse’ (late 18th century). knacker (sense 2 of the noun) may be from dialect knacker ‘castanet’, from obsolete knack ‘make a sharp abrupt noise’, of imitative origin. It is unclear whether the verb represents a figurative use of ‘slaughter’, from knacker (sense 1 of the noun), or of ‘castrate’, from knacker (sense 2 of the noun).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKNACKER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Knacker is a slang word that can mean to break something, to make someone very tired, or someone who kills animals for their parts. Learn how to use it in different contexts and see translations in Chinese and Spanish.

   • English (US)

     KNACKER meaning: 1. to break something: 2. to make someone...

   • Znaczenie Knacker, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     knacker definicja: 1. to break something: 2. to make someone...

   • Knacker in Traditional Chinese

     KNACKER translate: 弄壞, 弄壞, 使疲累, 使筋疲力盡. Learn more in the...

   • Knacker in Simplified Chinese

     KNACKER translate: 弄坏, 弄坏, 使疲累, 使筋疲力尽. Learn more in the...

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › knackerKNACKER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Knacker definition: a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works.. See examples of KNACKER used in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › knackerKnacker Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of KNACKER is a buyer of worn-out domestic animals or their carcasses for use especially as animal food or fertilizer.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKNACKER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A knacker is someone who buys up old horses and then kills them for their meat, bones, or leather.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishknacker verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Knacker is a slang verb that means to make somebody very tired or to injure somebody or damage something. Learn how to use it in sentences and find synonyms and word origin.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › knackerKnacker - definition of knacker by The Free Dictionary

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   Knacker is a British term for someone who buys and kills old animals or dismantles old buildings for scrap. It can also be a slang word for testicles or a past tense of knackered (exhausted).

8. www.yourdictionary.com › knackerKnacker Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Knacker definition: A person who buys worn-out or old livestock and slaughters them to sell the meat or hides.