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knocker

[ nok-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that knocks.
  2. a hinged knob, bar, etc., on a door, for use in knocking.
  3. Informal. a persistent and carping critic; faultfinder.
  4. Slang: Vulgar. a female breast.

knocker

/ ˈnɒkə /

noun

  1. an object, usually ornamental and made of metal, attached to a door by a hinge and used for knocking
  2. informal.
    a person who finds fault or disparages
  3. slang.
    usually plural a female breast
  4. a person or thing that knocks
  5. on the knocker informal.
    promptly; at once

    you pay on the knocker here

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Word History and Origins

Origin of knocker1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; knock, -er 1

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Idioms and Phrases

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

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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