Knacker

Meaning

1. (agent, form-of, masculine, strong) agent noun of knacken: cracker
2. (colloquial, masculine, strong) geezer
3. (colloquial, masculine, strong) knackwurst; knockwurst

knacken

1. (intransitive, weak) to make a cracking sound
2. (transitive, weak) to crack (open)
3. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to crack (a mystery, secret, etc.); to persuade (to reveal something)
4. (transitive, weak) to pick (a lock)
5. (Germany, informal, intransitive, regional, weak) to sleep

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Concepts

cracker

buster

geezer

Synonyms

Greis

Knallbonbon

alte Schachtel

Kräcker

Aufbrecher

Regensburger

Brecher

Zersprenger

Translations

γεροπαράξενος

θραύστης

μύκητες

vieillard

biscuit salé

vieux fossile

pirata informatico

oude

velho

🧓

galleta salada

vejestorio

kraker

kıracak

Etymology

knacken + -er. Meaning "geezer" possibly related to Yiddish אַלטער קאַקער (alter kaker).