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 wrecker wrecker /ˈrɛkɝ/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)  ( tow car , tow truck [ N. American] , wrecker [ N. American] , breakdown lorry [British] )
    a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
     The car broke down, and I had to call a tow truck to take it to the mechanic
    The car broke down, and I had to call a tow truck to take it to the mechanic
  2. Someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks  ( diversionist , saboteur , wrecker )
    someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
  3. Someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job  ( wrecker )
    someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job