wrecker

English

Etymology

wreck +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛkɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛkə(ɹ)

Noun

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.
home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker
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

(one who wrecks): breaker, destroyer, ruiner, vandal

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “one who wrecks”): builder, constructor, maker, producer

Derived terms

Translations

person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts

Catalan: desballestador m, desballestadora f
Greek: αφανιστής (el) (afanistís), αφανίστρια (afanístria)
Italian: sfasciacarrozze (it) m
Japanese: 解体屋 (かいたいや, kaitaiya)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

one who breaks up situations, events

Arabic: مُخَرِّب m (muḵarrib)
Italian: demolitore (it) m, demolitrice f, disgregatore m, disgregatrice f, sfasciafamiglie m or f
Japanese: 破壊者 (はかいしゃ, hakaisha)
Korean: 방해꾼 (banghaekkun), 파괴자(破壞者) (pagoeja)
Persian: مخرب (fa) (moxarreb), خرابکار (fa) (xarâbkâr)
Russian: вреди́тель (ru) m (vredítelʹ), вреди́тельница (ru) f (vredítelʹnica)

tow truck — see tow truck

mooncusser

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