"knacker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnakə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnækɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-knacker.ogg [Australia] Forms: knackers [plural]
enPR: năkə, năkər Rhymes: -ækə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)), hur (“horse”) — the profession of saddlemaker. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|hnak|t=saddle}} Old Norse hnak (“saddle”), {{cog|is|hnakkur|t=saddle}} Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”), {{m|non|hur|t=horse}} hur (“horse”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} knacker (plural knackers)
  1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-fhhFLbZ4
  2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper. Translations (clapper): кастанети (kastaneti) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-iqtsBET0 Disambiguation of 'clapper': 3 72 2 2 3 8 5 1 2 1
  3. A harness maker.
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-0mZjCEBs
  4. One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-NEjqagAg
  5. One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-Le6BNT5X
  6. (Ireland, British, offensive) A member of the Travelling Community; a Gypsy. Tags: British, Ireland, offensive Categories (topical): Body parts, Occupations Categories (lifeform): Horses
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-DaDkE7~n Disambiguation of Body parts: 5 4 1 4 4 26 13 20 1 2 16 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 13 3 1 10 10 26 16 6 1 2 12 2 Disambiguation of Horses: 4 5 1 18 3 24 19 2 3 4 13 3 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 1 5 4 31 16 3 0 3 22 3
  7. (Ireland, offensive, slang) A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger or scobe. Tags: Ireland, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-uJ-ZULPH Categories (other): Irish English
  8. (UK, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle. Tags: UK, in-plural, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-S3EQAU68 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 4 3 1 4 3 22 11 31 1 2 15 2 Categories (other): British English
  9. An old, worn-out horse.
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-whbsfN82
  10. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A collier's horse. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-noun-8bJEipdQ Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: high-jimmy-knacker, knacker's yard Translations (one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer): antoušek [masculine, slang] (Czech), pohodný [masculine] (Czech), ras [masculine] (Czech), drnomistr [historical, masculine, uncommon] (Czech), travnímistr [historical, masculine, uncommon] (Czech), équarrisseur [masculine] (French), გამტყავებელი (gamṭq̇avebeli) (Georgian), Abdecker [masculine] (German), Wasenmeister [masculine] (German), Tierkörperverwerter [masculine] (German), Schinder [masculine] (German), squartatore [masculine] (Italian), êquathisseux [masculine] (Norman), rakarz [masculine] (Polish), стр̏водер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stȑvoder [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), descuartizador [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer': 19 6 1 17 17 22 15 1 1 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈnakə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnækɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-knacker.ogg [Australia] Forms: knackers [present, singular, third-person], knackering [participle, present], knackered [participle, past], knackered [past]
enPR: năkə, năkər Rhymes: -ækə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)), hur (“horse”) — the profession of saddlemaker. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|hnak|t=saddle}} Old Norse hnak (“saddle”), {{cog|is|hnakkur|t=saddle}} Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”), {{m|non|hur|t=horse}} hur (“horse”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} knacker (third-person singular simple present knackers, present participle knackering, simple past and past participle knackered)
  1. (UK, slang, transitive) To tire out, exhaust. Tags: UK, slang, transitive Translations (to tire out): crever (French), vanner (French), reventar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-verb-T3KVr5bY Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'to tire out': 97 3
  2. (UK, slang, transitive) To reprimand. Tags: UK, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-knacker-en-verb-MCiGGxPY Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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          "word": "reventar"
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        "To reprimand."
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        "One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc."
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          "ref": "1649, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, The Variety",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A harness maker."
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      "glosses": [
        "One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides."
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      "glosses": [
        "One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components."
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        [
          "house",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English offensive terms",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A member of the Travelling Community; a Gypsy."
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          "Travelling Community"
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          "Gypsy"
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        "British",
        "Ireland",
        "offensive"
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      "categories": [
        "English offensive terms",
        "English slang",
        "Irish English"
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        "A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger or scobe."
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        "Ireland",
        "offensive",
        "slang"
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      "categories": [
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        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English vulgarities",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Perry Gamsby, Never Be Unsaid, page 136",
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        }
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        "(UK, slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A testicle."
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    {
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "2014, K. Bannerman, Mark of the Magpie, page 170",
          "text": "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!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "An old, worn-out horse."
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A collier's horse."
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        "(UK, dialect, obsolete) A collier's horse."
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      "ipa": "/ˈnakə/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnækɚ/",
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      "enpr": "năkər"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kastaneti",
      "sense": "clapper",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
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      "word": "antoušek"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pohodný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "uncommon"
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      "word": "drnomistr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine",
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "travnímistr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "équarrisseur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamṭq̇avebeli",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "word": "გამტყავებელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Abdecker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wasenmeister"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tierkörperverwerter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schinder"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "squartatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "êquathisseux"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rakarz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стр̏водер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stȑvoder"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who separates animals for reuse — see also flayer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "descuartizador"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knacker"
}

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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Carrying that giant statue up those stairs completely knackered me."
        }
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "British English",
        "English slang",
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        "To reprimand."
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        "(UK, slang, transitive) To reprimand."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "slang",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnækɚ/",
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        "General-American"
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        "Australia"
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    {
      "enpr": "năkə"
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      "enpr": "năkər"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to tire out",
      "word": "crever"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to tire out",
      "word": "vanner"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to tire out",
      "word": "reventar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knacker"
}

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