knacker

(Englisch)

Noun

1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.
3. (archaic) A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).
4. One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
5. One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
6. (British, Ireland, ethnic, offensive, slur) An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.
7. (Ireland, offensive, slang) A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.
8. (UK, in-plural, slang, vulgar) A testicle.
9. An old, worn-out horse.
10. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A collier's horse.

Verb

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

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈnakə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Isländisch: hnakkur

In summary

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).

Konzepte

Abdecker

Schinder

Pferdeschlachter

Wasenmeister

Synonyme

flayer

fleecer

castanets

renderer

saddler

Übersetzungen

équarrisseur

vilder

yıkmacı

squartatore

descuartizador

yıkıcı

desballestador

desollador

scotennatore

scorticatore

sloper

escorxador

escorjaire

escorgaire

oprawca