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knacker.

One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnakə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnækɚ/General-American
  1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.

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

  3. A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).

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

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

  6. An itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.

    Ireland · UK · ethnic · offensive · slur
  7. A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.

    Ireland · offensive · slang
  8. A testicle.

    UK · in-plural · slang · vulgar
  9. An old, worn-out horse.

  10. A collier's horse.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).

verb/ˈnakə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnækɚ/General-American
  1. To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.

    UK · slang · transitive
    Carrying that giant statue up those stairs completely knackered me.
    That table that I was going to put the statue on may not suffice, as it's completely knackered.
  2. To reprimand.

    UK · slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).

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