knocker (n.)

late 14c., agent noun from knock (v.). Sense of "door banger" is by 1590s. Knockers "a woman's breasts" is slang attested from 1941.

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knock (v.)

Old English cnocian (West Saxon cnucian), "to pound, beat; knock (on a door)," likely of imitative origin. Figurative meaning "deprecate, put down" is from 1892. Related: Knocked; knocking. Of engines from 1869. To knock back (a drink) "swallow quickly or at a gulp" is from 1931. Many phrases are in reference to the auctioneer's hammer, for example knock down (v.) "dispose of (something) at auction" (1760).

door-knocker (n.)

"metal device fixed to the outside of a door for banging to give notice when someone desires admission," 1794, from door + knocker (n.).

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Definitions of knocker from WordNet

knocker (n.)

(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person;

knocker (n.)

a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance);

open the door and see who the knocker is

knocker (n.)

one who disparages or belittles the worth of something;

Synonyms: detractor / disparager / depreciator

knocker (n.)

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman;

Synonyms: breast / bosom / boob / tit / titty

knocker (n.)

a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door;

Synonyms: doorknocker / rapper

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Dictionary entries near knocker

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