See Also: wrecker(1)(dictionary)
wrecker(2)(dictionary)
wrecker(dictionary)

wrecker(2) (iou)



wrecker noun2. E19.
[from WRECK verb1 + -ER1.]
A person who causes shipwreck; esp. (Hist.) a person who lured vessels ashore by false signals in order to plunder them. Also, a person who unlawfully appropriates wreck washed ashore. E19.
a. A person who wrecks or ruins a structure, institution, etc. L19.
b. fig. A person who successfully obstructs the passing of a measure etc. L19.
A demolition worker. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.