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wrecker
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wrecker \Wreck"er\, n.
1. One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.
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2. 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.
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3. A vessel employed by wreckers.
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