knocker

[ nok-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that knocks.

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

  1. Informal. a persistent and carping critic; faultfinder.

  2. Slang: Vulgar. a female breast.

Idioms about knocker

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

Origin of knocker

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at knock, -er1

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How to use knocker in a sentence

  • 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
  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

  1. (usually plural) slang a female breast

  2. a person or thing that knocks

  3. on the knocker Australian and NZ informal promptly; at once: you pay on the knocker here

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