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wrecker1804, in reference to those who salvage cargos from wrecked ships, from wreck (n.). In Britain often with a overtones of "one who causes a shipwreck in order to plunder it" (1820); but in 19 [..]
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wrecker(n) someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job(n) someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks(n) a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no- [..]
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wreckerOne who deliberately causes a vessel to be wrecked. 2. One who plunders a wrecked vessel. 3. One whose duty is to remove cargo from a wrecked vessel on behalf of owners.
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