Definition of knocker Knocker

knock•er

We found 13 definitions of knocker from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: knockers

knocker - a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
  doorknocker, rapper
  device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
knocker - a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is"
  mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
knocker - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
  big cheese, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho, big deal an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
knocker - one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
  detractor, disparager, depreciator
  faultfinder, cynic someone who is critical of the motives of others
  backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
  hatemonger one who arouses hatred for others
knocker - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
  breast, bosom, boob, tit, titty
  mammary gland, mamma milk-secreting organ of female mammals
  adult female body, woman's body the body of an adult woman
  lactiferous duct ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • knocker (n.)
    One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • knocker
    A peculiar and fetid species of West Indian cockroach, so called on account of the knocking noise they make in the night.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • knocker
    A device on doors for rousing people; also, a device on foot for the same purpose.

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