wrecker

wrecker

English

Etymology

wreck +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkə(r)

Noun

wrecker (plural wreckers)

1. A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)
2. One who breaks up situations, events.

   home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker

3. A tow truck.
4. A mooncusser.
5. In the Soviet Union, someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking, that is, undermining the state in intangible ways.

Synonyms

• (one who wrecks): breaker, destroyer, ruiner, vandal

Antonyms

• (one who wrecks): builder, constructor, maker, producer

Translations

person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts

Italian: sfasciacarrozze m Japanese: 解体屋 (kaitaiya)

Spanish: please add this translation if you can

one who breaks up situations, events

Italian: demolitore (it) m, demolitrice f, disgregatore m, disgregatrice f, sfasciafamiglie m or f Japanese: 破壊者 (hakaisha)

Russian: вреди́тель (ru) m (vredítelʹ), вреди́тельница (ru) f (vredítelʹnica)

tow truck — see tow truck

mooncusser