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English noun: knocker

1. knocker (person) (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person


Broader (hypernym)big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho


Domain categoryYiddish

2. knocker (person) a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)


SamplesOpen the door and see who the knocker is.


Broader (hypernym)individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

3. knocker (person) one who disparages or belittles the worth of something


Synonymsdepreciator, detractor, disparager


Broader (hypernym)cynic, faultfinder


Narrower (hyponym)backbiter, defamer, hatemonger, libeler, maligner, muckraker, mudslinger, slanderer, traducer, vilifier

4. knocker (body) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman


Synonymsboob, bosom, breast, tit, titty


Broader (hypernym)mamma, mammary gland


Part holonymareola, lactiferous duct, ring of color


Part meronymadult female body, woman's body

5. knocker (artifact) a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door


Synonymsdoorknocker, rapper


Broader (hypernym)device


Part meronymfront door, front entrance









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