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Definition of Knocker
1. Noun. (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person.
Generic synonyms: Big Cheese, Big Deal, Big Enchilada, Big Fish, Big Gun, Big Shot, Big Wheel, Head Honcho
2. Noun. A person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance). "Open the door and see who the knocker is"
3. Noun. One who disparages or belittles the worth of something.
Generic synonyms: Cynic, Faultfinder
Specialized synonyms: Backbiter, Defamer, Libeler, Maligner, Slanderer, Traducer, Vilifier, Hatemonger, Muckraker, Mudslinger
Derivative terms: Depreciate, Detract, Disparage
4. Noun. Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.
Group relationships: Adult Female Body, Woman's Body
Terms within: Lactiferous Duct, Areola, Ring Of Color
Generic synonyms: Mamma, Mammary Gland
Derivative terms: Bosomy
5. Noun. A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door.
Generic synonyms: Device
Group relationships: Front Door, Front Entrance
Definition of Knocker
1. n. One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.
2. n. A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins admiration; a "stunner."
Definition of Knocker
1. Noun. A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. ¹
2. Noun. A person who knocks (denigrates) many things. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) (context: usually in plural) A woman's breasts. ¹
4. 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)''. ¹
5. Noun. (context: pinball) A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knocker
1. one that knocks [n -S] - See also: knocks
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