knacker
Syllables: knack·erUK/ˈnakə/US/ˈnækɚ/
knacker noun: one who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
Noun
knacker (plural knackers)
- One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
- Near-synonym: toymaker
- Synonyms:
- toymaker
- One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.
- A Bachanalian dancing the Spanish Morisco, with knackers at his fingers.1649, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, The Variety
- Synonyms:
- clapper
- A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).
- Plow-wright , Cart-wright, Knacker and Smith1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC
- One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
- Near-synonyms: slaughterer, slaughterman
- After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the knacker.1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXII, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- slaughterer, slaughterman
- One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
- Near-synonyms: salvager, salvor; scrapper, wrecker, breaker; shipbreaker, car breaker
- Synonyms:
- salvager, salvor, scrapper, wrecker, breaker, shipbreaker, car breaker
- An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.
- A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.
- A testicle.
- He looked like someone had put a 9mm full metal jacket round through his left scrotum. He even had his mouth open in some parody of a soundless scream, much as I imagined I would do if someone shot my left knacker off.2013, Perry Gamsby, Never Be Unsaid, page 136
- An old, worn-out horse.
- Believe me, you can get an old knacker for cheap at the glue yard, but it won't carry you as far as a thoroughbred!2014, K. Bannerman, Mark of the Magpie, page 170
- A collier's horse.
Verb
knacker (third-person singular simple present knackers, present participle knackering, simple past and past participle knackered)
knacker meaning in Tamil and Urdu
knacker in Tamil
- அடிவிலங்காளர், பரியடிப்போன்
knacker in Urdu
- گھوڑوں کا قصائی, کباڑی
Synonyms of knacker
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Forms of knacker
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | knackers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | knackers |
| present participle | knackering |
| past participle | knackered |
| past | knackered |
Origin of knacker
From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).
Words formed from knacker
Phrases with knacker
Words that rhyme with knacker
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Questions about knacker
- What does knacker mean?
- Knacker means one who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
- What is knacker in Tamil?
- Knacker in Tamil is அடிவிலங்காளர், பரியடிப்போன். See Knacker meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is knacker?
- Knacker can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce knacker?
- Knacker is pronounced /ˈnakə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of knacker?
- The plural of knacker is knackers.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: knacker (page history and authors); knacker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); knacker (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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