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knacker noun 1 a buyer of worn-out old horses for slaughter. 2 someone who buys and breaks up old houses, ships, etc. verb (knackered, knackering) colloq 1 to exhaust • I was knackered after the climb. 2 to break or wear out • These batteries are knackered.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c.
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