HyperDic: knocker

English > 5 senses of the word knocker:
NOUNperson knocker(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way
person knockera person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
person knocker, detractor, disparager, depreciatorone who disparages or belittles the worth of something
bodyknocker, breast, bosom, boob, tit, tittyeither of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
artifactknocker, doorknocker, rappera device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
English > knocker: 5 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person.
CategoryYiddishA dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words
Broaderbig shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honchoAn important influential person
English > knocker: 5 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance).
Example"open the door and see who the knocker is"
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
Verbsknockrap with the knuckles
English > knocker: 5 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningOne who disparages or belittles the worth of something.
Synonymsdetractor, disparager, depreciator
Narrowerdefamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, backbiter, traducerOne who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
hatemongerOne who arouses hatred for others
muckraker, mudslingerOne who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
Broadercynic, faultfindersomeone who is critical of the motives of others
Spanishdepreciador, desacreditador, detractor, menospreciador
Catalandetractor
English > knocker: 5 senses > noun 4, body
MeaningEither of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.
Synonymsbreast, bosom, boob, tit, titty
Part ofadult female body, woman's bodyThe body of an adult woman
Partsareola, ring of colorsmall circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
lactiferous ductducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
Broadermammary gland, mammamilk-secreting organ of female mammals
Spanishbusto, macoca, mama, mamas, melón, pechera, pecho, pechos, seno, senos, teta, tetas
Catalanbust, pit, pits, sina, teta
English > knocker: 5 senses > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door.
Synonymsdoorknocker, rapper
Part offront door, front entranceexterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanishaldaba, llamador, picaporte
Catalanpicador, picaporta, trucador

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