knacker

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knack·er

noun \ˈna-kər\

Definition of KNACKER

1
British : a buyer of worn-out domestic animals or their carcasses for use especially as animal food or fertilizer
2
British : a buyer of old structures for their constituent materials

Origin of KNACKER

probably from English dialect, saddlemaker
First Known Use: 1812

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