ˈnäkə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English knokker, from knokken to knock + -er — more at knock
1. : one that knocks: as
a. : a usually ornamental fixture attached to the outer surface of a door and consisting typically of a metal plate to which a metal ring or bar or hammer is hinged that may be raised and lowered with sharp force against the surface of the plate or door so as to produce a rapping noise designed to indicate one's desire to gain admittance
b. dialect England : a spirit or goblin believed to dwell in mines and to show by knocking where ore is
c. : a faultfinder or a person given to adverse often captious criticism
when I see a knocker and a troublemaker I let him know what I think of him — L.B.Salomon
d.
(1) : a slaughterhouse worker who stuns cattle with a sledgehammer before they are killed
(2) : one that knocks ripe fruit (as prunes, olives, nuts) from trees typically with a rubber mallet and a pole
(3) : cake puller
2. : breast — often considered vulgar
3. : testis — often considered vulgar
4. slang : fellow
that fish is a big knocker
: guy
hit the dirty knocker right in the jaw
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- up to the knocker