knocker

Speech parts

1. knocker - Noun

2. Knocker - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

breast rapper bosom tit detractor boob disparager depreciator titty doorknocker Gibraltar pap mace tapper mamilla

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Antonyms

angel apostle crusader convert ambassador lifter

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Hypernyms

mamma individual person big wheel cynic big fish

Hyponyms

backbiter slanderer defamer muckraker maligner libeler

Phrases with the word

bommy knocker black as Newgate's knocker on the knocker up to the knocker saggar maker's bottom knocker as black as newgate's knocker

Examples

When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door. Victor Hugo

Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty floor. Irish Proverb

open the door and see who the knocker is Source: Internet

One black-wainscoted room with only 10 or so tables (40 guests max) and an old fashioned ring door knocker were an auspicious start. Source: Internet

He banged the knocker on the door hard and bellowed a warning as he proceeded along the corridor. Source: Internet

Some, like Mr Knocker, buy homes and run the business themselves while others invest in development properties like Vipingo Ridge in Kilifi. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

knocked sideways knocked up knockemdowns knocker up knocker's knocker-upper