KNOCKER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

knocker

noun

ˈnä-kər

Definition of knocker

as in critic

a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults the secretary of defense needs supporters, not knockers, to get through this crisis

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Recent Examples of knocker Upgrade your doorknob, knocker or hardware to a modern finish for instant polish. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Upgrading your doorknob, knocker or hardware to a modern finish makes a noticeable difference. — Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 The door-knockers themselves seemed more confident, suggesting that the party’s pearl-clutching over gerrymandering was not as widespread as politicians like Deeds and Maldonado feared. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 The invention of electricity made menial jobs like the lamplighter, the elevator operator, and the knocker-up, the human equivalent to the modern alarm clock, irrelevant. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knocker

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The festival’s advisory group includes director Dan Löwenstein, founder of House of Create, vertical drama critic and consultant Jen Cooper of Vertical Drama Love, and Christine Hartland, co-founder and chief operating officer of My Smash Media.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Yet the latest proposal seems to undercut some of those achievements, according to its critics.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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