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Definition of "knacker" []

  • Chiefly British A person who buys worn-out or old livestock and slaughters them to sell the meat or hides. (noun)
  • Chiefly British A person who buys discarded structures and dismantles them to sell the materials. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "knacker" in a sentence
  • "My solutions: Compulsory sterilisation of the criminal and feckless classes (using a three strikes and out policy for any offences other than motoring), no welfare BUT workfare for the fit and healthy (being a fat knacker is not an excuse as regular work and exercise will have a beneficial effect), combined with regular drug testing."
  • "One defintion of a knacker is "a person who purchases or hauls away livestock carcasses for processing into tallow, hides, fertilizer, etc.""
  • "A 'knacker' is one who slaughters worn-out livestock and sells their flesh, bones and hides."