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housewrecker

housewrecker noun: a person who demolishes old houses and salvages materials from them.

Noun

housewrecker (plural housewreckers)

  1. A person who demolishes old houses and salvages materials from them.

Forms of housewrecker

pluralhousewreckers

Origin of housewrecker

From house + wrecker.

Questions about housewrecker

What does housewrecker mean?
Housewrecker means a person who demolishes old houses and salvages materials from them.
What part of speech is housewrecker?
Housewrecker is a noun.
What is the plural of housewrecker?
The plural of housewrecker is housewreckers.

Words near housewrecker in the dictionary

  1. houseworkers
  2. Houseworth
  3. Houseworths
  4. housewrap
  5. housewraps
  6. housewrecker
  7. housewreckers
  8. housewright
  9. housewrights
  10. housey
  11. housey-housey

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