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knocker
/ˈnɑk.ɚ/
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What does knocker mean?
noun
- A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
- A person who knocks.
- A critic; one who disparages.
More meanings (11)
noun
- (slang) A person's breast, especially if large.
- A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise to signal that a free game has been earned.
- A large cockroach, especially Blaberus giganteus, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.
- A large, boulder-shaped outcrop of bedrock in an otherwise low-lying landscape, chiefly associated with a mélange.
- (slang) One who defaults on payment of a wager.
- (slang) A gun.
- (slang) An undercover policeman.
- (derogatory, informal) A person who knocks (denigrates) something.
- (archaic) A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.
- (dated, slang) A person who is strikingly handsome or otherwise admirable; a stunner.
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɑk.ɚ/
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See this word in context.
They were very ashamed, but Tootles gave the sole of his shoe, and it made an excellent knocker.
"Aye, aye! you angel of darkness, and there's a letter for you from Bullknop 'treet, number two-two-five--green door and brass knocker!"
More book examples (3)
First giving a sharp rap of the old iron knocker, he left his passenger and her luggage at the door-step, and departed.
She dropped the heavy iron knocker on the door of a big red log cabin, and her heart thumped at the resounding stroke.
I went, found a bandage upon the knocker, an old woman and child in the hall, and a black boy at the door.