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English-Thai Dictionary

wrecker

N ผู้ทำลาย  phu-tam-lai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WRECKER

WRECKER Wreck "er, n.

 

1. One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.

 

2. One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a ) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder. (b ) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the wreckers of Key West.

 

3. A vessel employed by wreckers.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wrecker

wreck er |ˈrekər ˈrɛkər | noun 1 a person or thing that wrecks, damages, or destroys something: [ in combination ] : she was cast as a home-wrecker. a person who breaks up damaged vehicles, demolishes old buildings, salvages wrecked ships, etc. , to obtain usable spares or scrap. chiefly historical a person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck in order to profit from the wreckage. 2 a tow truck.

 

Oxford Dictionary

wrecker

wreck ¦er |ˈrɛkə | noun 1 a person or thing that wrecks something: [ in combination ] : she was cast as a home-wrecker. chiefly N. Amer. a person who breaks up damaged vehicles or demolishes old buildings to obtain usable spares or scrap. 2 N. Amer. a recovery vehicle. 3 chiefly historical a person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck in order to plunder or profit from the wreckage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wrecker

wr ck er 名詞 C 1 破壊させる人 ; (略奪の目的で )船を難破させる人, 難破船略奪者 .2 ⦅米 ⦆レッカー車 .3 ⦅主に米 ⦆(建物 自動車などの )解体業者 .4 救難作業船 [者 ] 〘難破船から船荷などを救い出す 〙.