Definition of "wrecker" in English

noun

1. (Australia) A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.

   • Near-synonyms: breaker, knacker; salvager, salvor; scrapper, scrap dealer; shipbreaker, car breaker

2. One who breaks up situations or events.

   • home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker

3. A tow truck.

4. A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).

5. (Soviet Union, crime, historical) Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.