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knocker

noun

Meaning

  1. A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
  2. A person who knocks.
  3. A critic; one who disparages.
  4. A person who knocks (denigrates) something.
  5. (usually in the plural) A woman's breasts.
  6. (especially Cardigan) A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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