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
The elegant bean grinder features 31 settings that are dial controlled—not to mention a grind knocker on the side mitigates grind retention inside.
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Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Known as knockers in England, kobolds also live in caves and mines and make knocking noises directing human miners where to dig.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
This lush harvest look is designed to avoid blocking handles and knockers while adding deceptively faux foliage to your door.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocker
Noun
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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Flynn, a Wu critic who nominated Worrell, was assigned to chair city services.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Knocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocker. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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