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Meanings of knocker in English

Portuguese
peito
Catalan
bust

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

        peito
        Catalan
        detractor
        Spanish
        desacreditador

        One who disparages or belittles the worth of something.

              detractor
              Catalan
              picaporta
              Spanish
              llamador

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

                    picaporta
                    Russian
                    ноккер

                    Mythical creature in Welsh, Cornish and Devon folklore.

                          ноккер
                          Usage of knocker in English
                          1
                          He used the tarnished brass knocker, got no answer, and rapped again.
                          Salem’s Lot
                          2
                          She managed to reach the front door and to lift the knocker.
                          A Little Maid of Old Maine
                          3
                          Then we must fasten up the knocker and take off the bell.
                          Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
                          4
                          This remark was a knocker; I could not say anything to that.
                          Botchan (Master Darling)
                          5
                          At the rat-tat-tat of the knocker her heart flew into her mouth.
                          To-morrow
                          6
                          The door was white, the handle and knocker were of massive silver.
                          The Masquerader
                          7
                          The knocker sounded, and Mr Amos hastened to admit the first comers.
                          Mr. Standfast
                          8
                          Reaching up to the shining old brass knocker she banged it sharply.
                          A Daughter of the Middle Border
                          9
                          Just before raising the knocker he had been singing cheerfully to himself.
                          A Thorny Path — Volume 01
                          10
                          That old pin-head is the worst knocker that ever queered a camp.
                          The Man from the Bitter Roots
                          11
                          The house inhabited by the clerk had neither bell, knocker, nor porter.
                          Madame Bovary
                          12
                          Before Sophie could grasp the knocker, the door swung open from within.
                          The Da Vinci Code
                          13
                          A moment afterward the huge knocker was heard to sound, and Mrs.
                          Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
                          14
                          Again the knocker was raised and lowered, a little louder than before.
                          Watch Yourself Go By
                          15
                          The door opened with a latch, and often had also a knocker.
                          Home Life in Colonial Days
                          16
                          How wonderful that you should have been able to reach my knocker.
                          What Timmy Did
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                          Translations for knocker
                          Knocker through the time
                          Knocker across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common