wrecker
/ˈrɛkər/
noun
- A person or thing that destroys or ruins something.
- Don't be a wrecker of our plans.
- He was known as a wrecker of other people's happiness.
- The storm was a wrecker of homes and businesses.
- A vehicle used to tow or remove damaged cars; a tow truck.
- We called a wrecker when our van broke down on the highway.
- The wrecker arrived to haul away the crashed car.
- The wrecker lifted the front of the car and pulled it onto the flatbed.
- A person whose job is to demolish buildings or salvage parts from wrecks.
- The wreckers carefully took apart the old barn to reuse the wood.
- The ship was sold to wreckers who stripped it for metal.
- A team of wreckers cleared the site after the fire.
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