# wrecker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛkɚ/ · frequency rank #46,873

## Definitions
1. A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
2. One who breaks up situations or events.
3. A tow truck.
4. A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).
5. Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.

## Etymology
From wreck + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **wrecks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wrecker-vs-wrecks)
- **wreck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wreck-vs-wrecker)
- **weaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weaker-vs-wrecker)
- **wicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wicker-vs-wrecker)
- **Welker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welker-vs-wrecker)
- **wrecked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wrecked-vs-wrecker)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rwecker`, `wercker`, `wrceker`, `wreccker`, `wrecekr`, `wreckerr`, `wreckker`, `wreckre`, `wrekcer`, `wrrecker`, `wwrecker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wrecker