Definition of Knocker

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

Category relationships: Yiddish
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"
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Knock

3. Noun. One who disparages or belittles the worth of something.

4. Noun. Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.
Exact synonyms: Boob, Bosom, Breast, Tit, Titty
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.
Exact synonyms: Doorknocker, Rapper
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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knocker

knock up
knockabout
knockabouts
knockback
knockbacks
knockdown
knockdown-dragout
knockdowns
knocked
knocked-out(a)
knocked about
knocked around
knocked down
knocked out(p)
knocked up
knocker (current term)
knocker up
knockerless
knockers
knocketh
knockin'
knocking
knocking-shop
knocking about
knocking around
knocking down
knocking on heaven's door
knocking shop
knocking shops
knocking up

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