der Knacker

old geezer, old man

Knack crack; snap + er person who performs an action

noun · singular masculine, nominative / singular masculine, dative / singular masculine, accusative / plural masculine, nominative / plural masculine, genitive / plural masculine, accusative Rare #42,875

old geezer, old man Colloquial and often insulting or dismissive.

GE: Der Knacker sitzt auf der Bank.

EN: The old geezer is sitting on the bench.

Declension of Knacker

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Knacker	Knacker
Accusative	Knacker	Knacker
Genitive	—	Knacker
Dative	Knacker	—

Der alte Knacker mit der Brille.

The old geezer with the glasses.

— Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Mach nur, sags dem alten Knacker.

Go ahead, tell that old geezer.

— The Host (2006)

Man denkt wohl, zum Teufel mit dem alten Knacker.

People probably think, "To hell with the old codger."

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Wo ist dieser verdammte alte Knacker?

Where is that damn old geezer?

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Verdammter Knacker-Virus.

Damn cracker virus.

— 3 Idiots (2009)