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knocker

knoc·ker

UK/ˈnɒk.ə/ US/ˈnɒk.ə/ rare archaic dated informal slang

noun

1.

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

2.

a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)

  • “open the door and see who the knocker is”
3.

one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

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4.

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

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5.

Origin

From knock + -er.

Phrases

  • black as Newgate's knocker
  • bommy knocker
  • cock knocker
  • door knocker
  • fart knocker
  • knocker up
  • Newgate knocker
  • nigger knocker

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