Knacker

See also: knacker and knäcker

German

Etymology

knacken +‎ -er. Meaning "geezer" possibly related to Yiddish אַלטער קאַקער (alter kaker).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Knacker m (strong, genitive Knackers, plural Knacker)

1. agent noun of knacken: cracker
2. (colloquial, slightly derogatory, chiefly with alt) geezer

   Synonym: (derogatory) alter Furz

   alter Knacker ― old codger

3. (colloquial) knackwurst; knockwurst

   Synonym: Knackwurst

Declension

Declension of Knacker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knacker	die	Knacker
genitive	eines	des	Knackers	der	Knacker
dative	einem	dem	Knacker	den	Knackern
accusative	einen	den	Knacker	die	Knacker

Further reading

• “Knacker”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Knacker” in Duden online
• “Knacker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon