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noun

knocker n.

One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance. "Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said; Tie up the knocker; say I'm sick, I'm dead."

A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins admiration; a "stunner." (Slang.)

A species of large cockroach, especially Blabera gigantea, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.

(usually used in pl.) A woman's breast. (vulgar)

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"Knocker" Quotes from Famous Books

... casement window on each side of the front door. Unlike Hope Cottage, it did not look at all the residence of Miss Janet and Miss Anne. Its appearance, indeed, was woe-begone. Aristide, however, went up to the door; as there was neither knocker nor bell, he rapped with his knuckles. The door opened, and there, poorly dressed in blouse ...

— The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol • William J. Locke

... 'em, eh! But I'm sorry you hurt his lordship, Terry. Young noblemen ought to be indulged in their frolics. If they do, now and then, run away with a knocker, paint a sign, beat the watch, or huff a magistrate, they pay for their pastime, and that's sufficient. What more could any reasonable man—especially a watchman—desire? Besides, the Marquis, is a devilish ...

— Jack Sheppard - A Romance • William Harrison Ainsworth

... incident has often been told in Mr. Ray's family. "One summer morning, a loud rap with the knocker at the front door arrested the attention and the door being opened, a man entered, who after asking, 'Does the Rev. Mr. Ray live here?' and receiving an affirmative answer, whistled as a signal to attract the notice of his comrades, then cried out, 'Come on, boys!' and forthwith fourteen ...

— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 • Various

... but not gaudy, indicated the unostentatious disposition of his master,, answered the summons of the knocker: "Mr. C. was gone to his office ...

— Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan

... moral that the subjugation of Miss Le Mesurier would be effected only by the raider, Fielding complacently dismissed him and repaired to Beaufort Gardens for lunch. He found Drake upon the doorstep with a hand upon the knocker, and the two ...

— The Philanderers • A.E.W. Mason

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