knocker

[ nok-er ]

/ ˈnɒk ər /

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noun

a person or thing that knocks.

a hinged knob, bar, etc., on a door, for use in knocking.

Informal. a persistent and carping critic; faultfinder.

Slang: Vulgar. a female breast.

Words related to knocker

carper, caviler, censor, nitpicker, quibbler, faultfinder, hypercritic

Words nearby knocker

knock-on, knock-on effect, knockabout, knockdown, knocked-down, knocker, knocking copy, knocking-shop, knockoff, knockout, knockout drops

Idioms for knocker

on the knocker, British Slang. canvassing or selling door-to-door.

Origin of knocker

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at knock, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for knocker

In a very short time they had reached the door with the large dog's head for a knocker.
Heidi|Johanna Spyri
Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6|Charles H. Sylvester
Simon shook the knocker, and then they both waited impatiently to get in.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
Before his hand can150 touch the knocker it is opened by Miss Paulina herself.
My Fire Opal, and Other Tales|Sarah Warner Brooks

I preceded him down the little path bordered with flowers, and, stepping on the porch, raised the knocker.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for knocker

knocker

/ (ˈnɒkə) /

noun

an object, usually ornamental and made of metal, attached to a door by a hinge and used for knocking

informal a person who finds fault or disparages

(usually plural) slang a female breast

a person or thing that knocks

on the knocker Australian and NZ informal promptly; at onceyou pay on the knocker here

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