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.

Idioms for 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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Example sentences from the Web for knocker

In a very short time they had reached the door with the large dog's head for a knocker.
Heidi|Johanna Spyri
Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6|Charles H. Sylvester
Simon shook the knocker, and then they both waited impatiently to get in.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
Before his hand can150 touch the knocker it is opened by Miss Paulina herself.
My Fire Opal, and Other Tales|Sarah Warner Brooks

I preceded him down the little path bordered with flowers, and, stepping on the porch, raised the knocker.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris

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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释义	knocker [ nok-er ] / ˈnɒk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR knocker ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Idioms for 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knocker In a very short time they had reached the door with the large dog's head for a knocker. Heidi\|Johanna Spyri Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6\|Charles H. Sylvester Simon shook the knocker, and then they both waited impatiently to get in. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2)\|Alexandre Dumas pre Before his hand can150 touch the knocker it is opened by Miss Paulina herself. My Fire Opal, and Other Tales\|Sarah Warner Brooks I preceded him down the little path bordered with flowers, and, stepping on the porch, raised the knocker. Rutledge\|Miriam Coles Harris 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to knocker carper, caviler, censor, nitpicker, quibbler, faultfinder, hypercritic
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knocker

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Origin of knocker

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Example sentences from the Web for knocker

British Dictionary definitions for knocker

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