Knocker

Word KNOCKER
Character 7
Hyphenation knock er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Knocker"

What do we mean by knocker?

A hinged fixture, such as a metal ring or bar, used for knocking on a door. noun

A woman's breasts. noun

A goblin or dwarf said to live under the earth and direct miners to ore by knocking. noun

One who knocks. noun

A spirit or goblin supposed to dwell in mines, and to indicate the presence of rich veins of ore by knocking. noun

A knob, bar, or ring of metal attached to an outer door, by knocking with which persons seeking admittance can attract the notice of the inmates. It is usually so held by a hinge that it can be lifted and allowed to fall against a metal plate or stud, giving a sharp blow. It has now generally given place to the door-bell. noun

In milling, a device attached to a flour-bolt to jar or shake it at intervals, in order to free the cloth from the flour. noun

One who keeps up a system of ‘knocking’ or persistent attack, with ulterior motives. See knock, v. i., 4. noun

A sort of pendant to a wig. noun

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

A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins admiration; a “stunner.” noun

A species of large cockroach, especially Blabera gigantea, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound. noun

A woman's breast. noun

A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. noun

A person who knocks (denigrates) many things. noun

(usually in plural) A woman's breasts. noun

A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking particularly in Cardigan etc. in South Wales (18th..19th century). noun

A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise. noun

A person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance) noun

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

A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.

A person who knocks.

A critic; one who disparages.

A person who knocks (denigrates) something.

(usually in the plural) A woman's breasts.

(especially Cardigan) A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.

A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise.

A person who is strikingly handsome or otherwise admirable; a stunner.

A large cockroach, especially Blaberus giganteus, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.

A large, boulder-shaped outcrop of bedrock in an otherwise low-lying landscape, chiefly associated with a mélange.

One who defaults on payment of a wager.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Knocker

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The word "knocker" in example sentences

Startled, I look up, and see that the knocker is a man who looked a bit like this guy. ❋ Unknown (2007)

How do we support the Navy Captain, a ring knocker from the Naval Academy, who was deep selected for his first star two years ahead of his classmates. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In England, one solution to this problem was to hire someone called a knocker-up. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Too weary to walk round the board and open the door, she called the knocker in, though Clovis had warned her that in Detroit it was a dangerous thing to do. ❋ Harriette Arnow (1954)

I walked up to his front door, and knocked in a manner to denote with sufficient distinctiveness that the mood of the knocker was the imperative. ❋ G. Sidney Paternoster (N/A)

The knocker is a thing which is generally composed of brass or iron. ❋ Various (N/A)

At last he went, and I sat down to my chicken; but the knocker was at it again before I/[Page 258]/had eaten two mouthfuls! ❋ Unknown (1893)

Williams Wynn's door, not far from this house, I saw a gold knocker, which is said to be unscrewed every night lest it should be stolen. ❋ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1834)

(where it's poetically referred to as a knocker) -- that's another matter entirely. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We were greatly troubled a few years ago, by the innovation of a new kind of knocker, without any face at all, composed of a wreath depending from a hand or small truncheon. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I had a thousand friends for every "knocker," and they were ready to help me with kind words, money, or in any other way when I was in trouble. ❋ Dave Ranney (N/A)

A knocker which is out of order except when your back is turned. ❋ Noah [pseud.] Lott (N/A)

The instant the animal had fallen, the "knocker" passed on to another; while a second man raised a lever, and the side of the pen was raised, and the animal, still kicking and struggling, slid out to the "killing bed." ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)

Donahue told her that he believed the term "knocker" came originally from baseball; that in general it typified the player who strengthened his own standing by belittling the ability of his team-mates, and by enlarging upon his own superior qualities. ❋ Unknown (1915)

Had I heard, he said, that poor old Wilbraham had gone right off his "knocker"? ❋ Various (1915)

A "knocker" was a ball player who spoke ill of his fellow players. ❋ Unknown (1915)

For a time he leaves rack and ruin, black eyes and broken teeth behind him, until he meets a more redoubtable "knocker" and is pounded and kicked into unconsciousness. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)

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