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.

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Idioms about 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

Words nearby knocker

knock dead, knockdown, knock-down-drag-out, knock down with a feather, knocked-down, knocker, knock for a loop, knock-for-knock, knocking copy, knocking-shop, knock into a cocked hat

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How to use knocker in a sentence

Add an address plaque above your door or install a stylish door knocker.
Boosting your curb appeal for summer selling 2021|Khalil Alexander El-Ghoul|May 21, 2021|Washington Blade
The knocker appeared to hear the response, and to assert that it was quite impossible he could wait so long.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Aristide, however, went up to the door; as there was neither knocker nor bell, he rapped with his knuckles.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
At the bottom of Knocker's Bay is a shoal mangrove opening, of no importance.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

When I am dead the knocker will pass into other hands equally persistent with those of the mighty men who handed it to me.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
This was of oak after a design of his own, and was wide and massive, with hinges of wrought-iron and a dragon's-head knocker.
The Story of the Big Front Door|Mary Finley Leonard

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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