knacker
2 synonyms for knacker, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who makes small ornaments, toys and similar items.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A single piece — one of two or more, made of bone or wood — that someone grips loosely between their fingers and clicks together with a motion of the hand.
2. noun
A person whose job is to kill old or worn-out farm animals, especially horses, and sell their meat, bones and skins.
“After a few years even the whip loses its virtue, and the pony goes to the knacker.”
Etymology
It goes back to Old Norse hnak ("saddle"), from which Icelandic hnakkur ("saddle") also descends.
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