Definition of KNOCKER

knocker

Plural: knockers

Noun

  • One that knocks; a device for knocking on a door.
  • (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
  • a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
    • "open the door and see who the knocker is"
  • one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
  • either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
  • a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
  • A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
  • A person who knocks.
  • A critic; one who disparages.
  • A person who knocks (denigrates) something.
  • A person's breast, especially if large.
  • A dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.
  • A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise.
  • A person who is strikingly handsome or otherwise admirable; a stunner.
  • A large cockroach, especially Blaberus giganteus, of semitropical America, which is able to produce a loud knocking sound.
  • A large, boulder-shaped outcrop of bedrock in an otherwise low-lying landscape, chiefly associated with a mélange.
  • One who defaults on payment of a wager.
  • A gun.
  • An undercover policeman.

Examples

  • The final KNOCKER of a word, a seven-letter play, sealed his victory in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From knock + -er.

Scrabble Score: 17

knocker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
knocker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
knocker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

knocker: valid Words With Friends Word