knacker — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

   Sinonimi

   toymaker

   Esempi

   Near-synonym: toymaker

2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.

   Sinonimi

   clapper

   Esempi

   A Bachanalian dancing the Spanish Morisco, with knackers at his fingers.

3. A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).

   Uso

   • arcaico

   Esempi

   Plow-wright , Cart-wright, Knacker and Smith

4. One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.

   Sinonimi

   slaughtererslaughterman

   Esempi

   Near-synonyms: slaughterer, slaughterman

   After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the knacker.

5. One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.

   Sinonimi

   salvagersalvorscrapperwreckerbreakershipbreakercar breaker

   Esempi

   Near-synonyms: salvager, salvor; scrapper, wrecker, breaker; shipbreaker, car breaker

6. An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.

   Uso

   • Ireland
   • uso britannico
   • ethnic
   • offensivo
   • slur

7. A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.

   Uso

   • Ireland
   • offensivo
   • gergo

   Sinonimi

   dobberscobe

8. A testicle.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • in-plural
   • gergo
   • volgare

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

9. An old, worn-out horse.

   Esempi

   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!

10. A collier's horse.

    Uso

    • uso britannico
    • dialectal
    • obsoleto

Verbo

1. To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • gergo
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   Carrying that giant statue up those stairs completely knackered me.

   That table that I was going to put the statue on may not suffice, as it's completely knackered.

2. To reprimand.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • gergo
   • transitivo

Sostantivo

1. someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them

   Termini più generali

   wrecker

2. someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

   Termini più generali

   butcherslaughterer