单词 | knocker |
释义 | knocker[ nok-er ] / ˈnɒk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR knocker ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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 knockeron the knocker, British Slang. canvassing or selling door-to-door. Origin of knockerMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at knock, -er1 Words nearby knockerknock 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 knockerBritish Dictionary definitions for knockerknocker / (ˈnɒkə) / nounan 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 |
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