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wrecker vs housebreaker

housebreaker vs wrecker

wrecker and housebreaker both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wrecker Yes No No No
housebreaker Yes No No No
As nouns, housebreaker is a hyponym of wrecker; that is, housebreaker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wrecker:
  • wrecker: someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
  • housebreaker: a wrecker of houses
Other hyponyms of wrecker include housewrecker, knacker.
wrecker (noun) housebreaker (noun)
a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks a wrecker of houses
someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
Difference between wrecker and housebreaker

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