Definitions of knocker
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a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance)
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a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
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synonyms:
doorknocker, rapper
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type of:
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device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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device
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one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
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synonyms:
depreciator, detractor, disparager
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types:
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backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
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hatemonger
one who arouses hatred for others
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muckraker, mudslinger
one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
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type of:
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cynic, faultfinder
someone who is critical of the motives of others
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backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier
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either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
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(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
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type of:
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big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho
an important influential person
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big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big shot, big wheel, head honcho
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