noun
wrecker
REHK
noun
1
A person or company that dismantles damaged vehicles or salvages usable parts from wrecks.
"The wrecker towed the crashed truck to the scrapyard."
2
US: a tow truck.
"A wrecker arrived to haul the stalled car off the highway."
How to Use Wrecker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone (or a truck) that clears away or salvages wrecked vehicles.
UK vs US
In American English "wrecker" often just means a tow truck; this usage is less common in the UK, where "tow truck" or "breakdown truck" is more usual.
Word Forms
wreckers plural
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The _____ towed the crashed truck to the scrapyard.