'Knacker' definitions:
Definition of 'knacker'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them
noun
Someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
Definition of 'Knacker'
From: GCIDE
- Knacker \Knack"er\, n.
- 1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knacker'
From: GCIDE
- Knacker \Knack"er\, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.]
- 1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]