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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024knock•er /ˈnɑkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- someone or something that knocks.
- a hinged knob, bar, etc., on a door, to use for knocking.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024knock•er (nok′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that knocks.
- a hinged knob, bar, etc., on a door, for use in knocking.
- Informal Termsa persistent and carping critic;
faultfinder. - Slang Terms(vulgar). a female breast.
- British Terms, Idioms on the knocker, canvassing or selling door-to-door.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see knock, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: knocker /ˈnɒkə/ n - 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 ⇒ Austral NZ informal promptly; at once: you pay on the knocker here
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