Etymograph

English

housewrecker

From house + wrecker.

A compound of house + wrecker

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Today it means

noun A person who demolishes old houses and salvages materials from them.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / housewrecker