noun. A person who buys worn-out or old livestock and slaughters them to sell the meat or hides.

noun. A person who buys discarded structures and dismantles them to sell the materials.

noun. A man who dismantles and sells the materials of old houses, ships, etc.

noun. That which knacks or knocks; in the plural, two pieces of wood or bone used as a plaything by boys, who strike them together by moving the hand; castanets; bones.

noun. A maker of knacks, toys, or small work.

noun. A collar- and harness-maker, employed chiefly by farmers.

noun. Acolliers' horse.

noun. One whose occupation is the slaughtering of diseased or useless horses; also, one who deals in such horses, whether for use or slaughter.

noun. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

noun. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper.

noun. a harness maker.

noun. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat.

noun. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

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

noun. A harness maker.

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

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

noun. A member of the Travelling Community; a Gypsy.

noun. A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger or scobe.

verb. To tire out, become exhausted.

noun. someone who buys up old horses for slaughter

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

"My solutions: Compulsory sterilisation of the criminal and feckless classes (using a three strikes and out policy for any offences other than motoring), no welfare BUT workfare for the fit and healthy (being a fat knacker is not an excuse as regular work and exercise will have a beneficial effect), combined with regular drug testing."

knacker's brandy  

knacker's yard  

butcher  slaughterer  wrecker  

Jed  Karl  blessin  bookseller  conley  

clapper  

knackered  knackering  knackers