Wreck"er (?), n. 1. One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the
like.
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.