knocker


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
knocker/ˈnɒkə(r)/
noun
  • 1 an object hinged to a door and rapped by visitors to attract attention.

    informal a person who buys or sells from door to door.

  • 2 informal a person who continually finds fault.
  • 3 (knockers) informal a woman's breasts.
– phrases
on the knocker informal
  • 1 Brit. going from door to door.
  • 2 Austral./NZ (with reference to payment) without delay; immediately.
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