knocker

1. 1.

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

   Broaderbig shot

   Yiddish

2. 2.

   a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)

   “open the door and see who the knocker is”

   Broaderperson
3. 3.

   one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

   Synonymsdetractordisparagerdepreciator

   Broadercynic

   Narrowerdefamerhatemongermuckraker
4. 4.

   either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

   Synonymsbreastbosomboobtittitty

   Broadermammary gland

   Part ofadult female body

   Partslactiferous ductareola
5. 5.

   a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door

   Synonymsdoorknockerrapper

   Broaderdevice

   Part offront door

Other forms of knocker

plural

knockers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about knocker

What does knocker mean?

knocker means "(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in knocker?

knocker has 2 syllables: knoc-ker. The stress falls on "knoc".

What is another word for knocker?

Close synonyms include detractor, disparager, depreciator, breast, bosom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is knocker a common word?

knocker is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.