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1a person or thing that wrecks something: [in combination]: she was cast as a home-wrecker
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chiefly North American a person who breaks up damaged vehicles or demolishes old buildings to obtain usable spares or scrap.
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2North American a recovery vehicle: they raced out with the wrecker when they heard there’d been an accident
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3chiefly historical a person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck in order to plunder or profit from the wreckage.