noun Download 🔗Share One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. Examples : "The local fair was full of knackers selling their handmade wooden toys and colourful trinkets. " person job work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; a clapper. Examples : "The little girl used a pair of knackers to make a rhythmic sound during her playtime. " music utensil sound entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A harness maker. Examples : "The local knackers meticulously stitched a new leather harness for the farmer's prize-winning shire horse. " job person work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides. Examples : "During hard times, some farmers had to sell their old horses to the knackers for whatever they could get. " animal job industry work business human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components. Examples : "The knackers carefully removed the oak beams from the old barn before it was demolished, hoping to sell them to furniture makers. " job person industry building architecture work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A member of the Travelling Community; a Gypsy. person group culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Northern English) A person of lower social class; a chav, skanger or scobe. Examples : ""Some people at the school think Mark and his friends are just knackers because of how they dress and where they live, but they're actually really nice lads." " person culture society language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (chiefly in the plural) A testicle. Examples : "The vet carefully checked the bull's knackers to ensure he was healthy and fertile. " anatomy body organ sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A collier's horse. Examples : "After years of hauling coal underground, the knackers were finally retired to a peaceful pasture. " animal job work agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (UK slang) To tire out, exhaust. Examples : "Carrying that giant statue up those stairs knackered me out" energy body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (UK slang) To reprimand. Examples : "The teacher knackered the students for not doing their homework. " language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading