Dictionary entries for 'wrecker'

Synonyms

wreck·er (rĕḱər)

noun

One that wrecks or destroys: a wrecker of dreams.
1. One who is in the business of demolishing old buildings.
2. One who dismantles cars for salvage.
1. A person, vehicle, or piece of equipment employed in recovering or removing wrecks, especially a truck with a hoist and towing apparatus used in towing disabled or wrecked vehicles.
2. One that salvages wrecked cargo or parts.
1. One who lures a vessel to destruction, as by a display of lights on a rocky coastline, in order to plunder it.
2. A plunderer.