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knocker

noun

A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
K
Ends with
R
Contains
NO
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
A2

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noun

  1. A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door

noun

  1. Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

noun

  1. One who disparages or belittles the worth of something

noun

  1. A person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)

    “Open the door and see who the knocker is”

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Open the door and see who the knocker is

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