Wrecker vs. Wreck — What's the Difference?

One that wrecks or destroys

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck

One who is in the business of demolishing old buildings.

Something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed

One who dismantles cars for salvage.

A person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed

A tow truck used to move disabled or wrecked vehicles.

Cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up

One who lures a vessel to destruction, as by a display of lights on a rocky coastline, in order to plunder it.

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar)

A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)

Engage in breaking up badly damaged vehicles or demolishing old buildings to obtain usable spares or scrap.

One who breaks up situations or events.

The act of destroying or the state of being destroyed; destruction

A tow truck.

Accidental destruction of a ship; a shipwreck.

A mooncusser type of land-based pirate.

The stranded hulk of a severely damaged ship.

Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.

Fragments of a ship or its cargo cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck; wreckage.

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

An automobile or railroad collision or accident

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.

The remains of something that has been wrecked, especially an automobile that has crashed

A vessel employed by wreckers.

Something that is dilapidated or worn out

Someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job

A person who is physically or mentally worn out.

Someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

To cause the destruction of in a collision

A truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)

To dismantle or raze; tear down.

To cause to undergo ruin or disaster

To suffer destruction or ruin; become wrecked

(Informal) To experience or cause an accident in which the vehicle one is riding in is badly damaged

To work as a wrecker.

Something or someone that has been ruined.

The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.

An event in which something is damaged through collision.

A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed.

Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.

(ornithology) A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.

(transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

(transitive) To ruin or dilapidate.

To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.

(transitive) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

(intransitive) To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.

See 2d & 3d Wreak.

To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.

To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to destroy, as a railroad train.

To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

To suffer wreck or ruin.

To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or in plundering.

The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck.

Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train.

The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck.

The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.

Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon the land by the sea.

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation;

An accident that destroys a ship at sea

A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles);

A ship that has been destroyed at sea

Smash or break forcefully;