Knacker
German, noun[ˈknakɐ]
Knacker is spelled K-N-A-C-K-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 40,460th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knacker is a German masculine noun meaning “geezer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an agent noun of knacken: cracker. The German Wiktionary defines it as “alter Mann”.
What does Knacker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagent noun of knacken: cracker
- 2
colloquialmasculinegeezer
alter Knacker
- 3
colloquialmasculineknackwurst; knockwurst
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alter Mann 2. je nach Region unterschiedlich zubereitete Wurst; in siedendem Wasser gekochte Wurst (Brühwurst) oder Rohwurst 3. jemand oder etwas, der oder das etwas (auf)knackt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Knacker
- Knackers genitive
- Knackern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knacker?
- [ˈknakɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knacker
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knacker in German?
Knacker appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).