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11knocker — 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 …
12knocker — /ˈnɒkə / (say nokuh) noun 1. someone or something that knocks. 2. a hinged knob, bar, etc., on a door, for use in knocking. 3. Colloquial a persistently hostile critic or carping detractor. 4. (plural) Colloquial breasts. 5. Shearing a piece of… …
13knocker — /nok euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that knocks. 2. a hinged knob, bar, etc., on a door, for use in knocking. 3. Informal. a persistent and carping critic; faultfinder. 4. Slang (vulgar). a female breast. 5. on the knocker, Brit. Slang.… …
14Knocker — This surname, of Scottish, Irish or English origin, is either a topographical name for someone, who lived on a hilltop, derived from the Old English cnocc (Gaelic cnoc ) meaning round topped hill , or, a locational name from one of the places… …
15knocker — noun Knocker is used after these nouns: ↑door …
16knocker — n British 1. a borrower of money, debtor, defaulter. The word is used to refer to personal debtors, those reneging on hire purchase agreements or, by prisoners in particular, to those who welch on a bet a sense in which the word was used in… …
17knocker — [[t]nɒ̱kə(r)[/t]] knockers N COUNT A knocker is a piece of metal on the front door of a building, which you use to hit the door in order to attract the attention of the people inside. → See also knock …
18knocker — knock·er || nÉ‘kÉ™(r) / nÉ’k n. door knocker; one who knocks; faultfinder, critic; (Slang) woman s breast (vulgar) …
19knocker — noun 1》 an object hinged to a door and rapped by visitors to attract attention. ↘informal a person who buys or sells from door to door. 2》 informal a person who continually finds fault. 3》 (knockers) informal a woman s breasts. Phrases on the …
20knocker — 1. One who criticises habitually. 2. on the knocker On credit, knockers Female breasts …
