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English Dictionary: knocker by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knocker
n
  1. (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
  2. a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is"
  3. one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
    Synonym(s): detractor, disparager, depreciator, knocker
  4. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
    Synonym(s): breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty
  5. a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
    Synonym(s): knocker, doorknocker, rapper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knocker \Knock"er\, n.
      One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument,
      or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking
      for admittance.
  
               Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said; Tie
               up the knocker; say I'm sick, I'm dead.   --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Knocker \Knock"er\, n.
      1. A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who
            wins admiration; a [bd]stunner.[b8] [Slang.]
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