knocker

knocker
knocker knock"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance. [1913 Webster]

Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said; Tie up the knocker; say I'm sick, I'm dead. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins admiration; a ``stunner.'' [Slang.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. A species of large cockroach, especially {Blabera gigantea}, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. [usually used in pl.] a woman's breast. [vulgar] [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • knocker — (n.) late 14c., agent noun from KNOCK (Cf. knock). Sense of door banger is by 1590s. Knockers a woman s breasts is slang attested from 1941 …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Knocker-up — A Knocker up (sometimes known as a knocker upper) was a profession in England and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the Industrial Revolution, before alarm clocks were affordable or reliable. A knocker up would wake up very early… …   Wikipedia

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  • knocker —    the penis    From the shape of a door knocker and punning on its sexual function:     Susie was a perfect fool for any chap with a big knocker. (Fraser, 1982) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • knocker — UK [ˈnɒkə(r)] / US [ˈnɑkər] noun [countable] Word forms knocker : singular knocker plural knockers a piece of metal on a door that you use for knocking …   English dictionary

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