wrecker
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛkɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
wrecker (plural wreckers)
- (Australia) A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
- One who breaks up situations or events.
- A tow truck.
- A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).
- (Soviet Union, crime, historical) Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”): builder, constructor, maker, producer
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts
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one who breaks up situations, events
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tow truck — see tow truck
mooncusser
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