knacker

person who removes animal carcasses and roadkill
Intangible dirty_job Q307732
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knacker

Summary

knacker is a dirty job[1]. knacker draws 1,853 Wikipedia views per month (dirty_job category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • knacker's instance of is recorded as dirty job[3].
  • knacker's described at URL is recorded as https://berufe-dieser-welt.de/die-abdecker/[4].
  • knacker's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • knacker's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • knacker's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[7].
  • knacker's different from is recorded as hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated[8].
  • knacker's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Abdeckerin'}[9].
  • knacker's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'konjederka'}[10].
  • knacker's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Abdecker'}[11].
  • knacker's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'konjederec'}[12].

Body

Definition and Type

knacker's instance of is recorded as dirty job[3].

Influence

Things named for knacker include Decker[13], a family name[14].

Why It Matters

knacker draws 1,853 Wikipedia views per month (dirty_job category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] knacker has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] knacker is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for knacker include Decker[13], a family name[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). knacker. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/knacker
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_knacker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{knacker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/knacker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 26d ago · Flominator · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Dresdner Hefte
    Different from hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated
    Instance of dirty job
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7607]]: Category:Knackers"
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