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knocker (n.)

late 14c., agent noun from knock (v.). Sense of "door banger" is by 1590s. Knockers "a woman's breasts" is slang attested from 1941.

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Definitions of knocker from WordNet

knocker (n.)
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person;
knocker (n.)
a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance);
open the door and see who the knocker is
knocker (n.)
one who disparages or belittles the worth of something;
Synonyms: detractor / disparager / depreciator
knocker (n.)
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman;
Synonyms: breast / bosom / boob / tit / titty
knocker (n.)
a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door;
Synonyms: doorknocker / rapper
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