doorknocker

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doorknocker

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From door + knocker.

noun doorknockers · door knocker · door-knocker

  1. A knocker mounted on a door.
  2. A person who doorknocks.

Similar: knocker

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noun knocker mounted on a door

Españolaldaba, picaporte
日本語ドアノッカー doanokkā, ノッカー nokkā
中文門環 /门环 ménhuán
Portuguêsaldrava
Françaisheurtoir
DeutschTürklopfer, Klopfer
Italianobatacchio, battaglio
Ελληνικάρόπτρο róptro
Русскийдверно́й молото́к dvernój molotók, дверно́е кольцо́ dvernóje kolʹcó

noun person who doorknocks

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"doorknocker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doorknocker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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doorknocker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doorknocker

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"doorknocker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doorknocker.

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@misc{doorknocker_2026,
  title = {doorknocker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doorknocker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}