Knocker

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’kÉ™(r)

Origin

{1} + -er

Full definition of knocker

Noun

1. A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
2. A person who knocks (denigrates) many things.
3. (slang) (usually in plural) A woman's breasts.
4. A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking particularly in Cardigan etc. in South Wales (18th..19th century).
5. (pinball) A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise.
• 1963, Harper's magazine (volume 226)A good game needs color, lights, bells, gongs, and knockers, all to assure the player he is making progress...

Synonyms

• (a woman's breasts) See also

Derived terms

• knocker up
• doorknocker, door knocker