wrecker
nounUS /ˈɹɛkɚ/
Etymology From wreck + -er.
1
Australia A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
- Near-synonyms: breaker, knacker; salvager, salvor; scrapper, scrap dealer; shipbreaker, car breaker
2
One who breaks up situations or events.
- home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker
3
A tow truck.
4
A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).
5
Historical Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.
Soviet Union; crime; Soviet Union; crime
- Antonyms
- builder, constructor, maker, producer
- Derived terms
- home wrecker, nation wrecker
- Related terms
- wrecking bar