knacker
knack·er/ˈnækɚ/noun, verb
knacker is spelled K-N-A-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (knack·er). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knacker means “One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of knacker is knackers.
How many letters and syllables are in knacker?
| Letters | 7: K-N-A-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: knack·er |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is knacker?
Knacker appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce knacker?
- UK /ˈnakə/
- US /ˈnækɚ/
Knacker has 2 syllables, split knack·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-knacker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with knacker?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as knacker from its last stressed vowel (/ækəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of knacker
- knackers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- knackering participle, present
- knackered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knacker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
Near-synonym: toymaker
- 2
One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.
- 3
archaicA harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).
- 4
One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.
Near-synonyms: slaughterer, slaughterman
- 5
One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.
Near-synonyms: salvager, salvor; scrapper, wrecker, breaker; shipbreaker, car breaker
- 6
IrelandUKoffensiveAn itinerant person, especially one of Irish Traveller heritage.
- 7
IrelandoffensiveslangA person of lower social class; a chav, skanger, or similar.
- 8
UKslangvulgarA testicle.
verb
- 1
UKslangTo tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
Carrying that giant statue up those stairs completely knackered me.
- 2
UKslangTo reprimand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Knacker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | équarrisseur , crever, vanner |
| German | Abdecker, Wasenmeister, Tierkörperverwerter, Schinder |
| Spanish | descuartizador , reventar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does knacker come from?
From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”) (whence Icelandic hnakkur (“saddle”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).