yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

knacker

[ nak-er ]

noun

British.
  1. a person who buys animal carcasses or slaughters useless livestock for a knackery or rendering works.
  2. a person who buys and dismembers old houses, ships, etc., to salvage usable parts, selling the rest as scrap.
  3. Dialect. an old, sick, or useless farm animal, especially a horse.
  4. Obsolete. a harness maker; a saddler.


knacker

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a person who buys up old horses for slaughter
  2. a person who buys up old buildings and breaks them up for scrap
  3. slang.
    usually plural another word for testicle
  4. slang.
    a despicable person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. slang.
    tr; usually passive to exhaust; tire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of knacker1

1565–75; knack (< Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hnakkr nape of the neck, saddle) + -er 1
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of knacker1

C16: probably from nacker saddler, probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnakkur saddle
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

One of the first things he said was: "I'm worried that the radiotherapy might seriously knacker my voice. I'm a stand-up, so this treatment could save my life, but kill my career."

From

She worked so hard to prove them wrong that "I used to knacker myself senseless", she said.

From

"But it's like a classic thing... like if you were sitting at a table and someone took your food, you'd be like: 'Ah, ya knacker'."

From

Some of Mr Johnson's MPs describe the whole thing as "incoherent and elitist", with the government's own green policy at home threatening to "knacker us at the election".

From

Alternatively, you could waste £12m on a reserve striker who knackers his hamstring after two games and goes back home on loan in the summer.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement