wrecker
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈrɛkər/
:
destructor
- They came to me one afternoon and said, "Papa, tomorrow the wreckers will be here."
- a wrecker's ball
Examples
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Great set of home wreckers.
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Some, like this one, still awaited repair or the wrecker's ball.
Fiction book (1991) -
All we had was wreckers and turntables and a microphone.
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On her way into the station, she winged the empty can at the dumpster and missed, skipping it off the roof of the dirt-mottled wrecker where she and Jet sometimes made love at night on the cracked seat under a skinny gray blanket.
Fiction book (1991) -
The wrecker arrived to dismantle the old factory building, making way for new developments.
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As a skilled wrecker, she carefully removed the bricks from the abandoned house for reuse.
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Many historic structures lost their charm when the wreckers came to tear them down.
Synonyms
6
8.4
A worker who uses explosives to break rock or destroy buildings
A person or machine that destroys buildings to clear land
A person or company that tears down houses to clear land
Compounds
- Offensive
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7.9
A person who has a romantic relationship with someone married or in a relationship, causing it to end
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wrecker comes from the word wreck, which means 'something broken or ruined'. A wrecker is someone who takes down or dismantles damaged buildings, so the name fits the job of clearing the ruin.