knacker — 영어 사전

명사

1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

   동의어

   toymaker

   예문

   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.

   동의어

   clapper

   예문

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

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

   용법

   • 고어

   예문

   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.

   동의어

   slaughtererslaughterman

   예문

   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.

   동의어

   salvagersalvorscrapperwreckerbreakershipbreakercar breaker

   예문

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

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

   용법

   • Ireland
   • 영국 용법
   • ethnic
   • 모욕적 표현
   • slur

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

   용법

   • Ireland
   • 모욕적 표현
   • 속어

   동의어

   dobberscobe

8. A testicle.

   용법

   • 영국 용법
   • in-plural
   • 속어
   • 저속한 표현

   예문

   더 많은 예문 (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.

   예문

   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.

    용법

    • 영국 용법
    • dialectal
    • 사어

동사

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

   용법

   • 영국 용법
   • 속어
   • 타동사

   예문

   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.

   용법

   • 영국 용법
   • 속어
   • 타동사

명사

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

   상위어

   wrecker

2. someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

   상위어

   butcherslaughterer