Knock"er (?), n. 1.
A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins
admiration; a "stunner." [Slang.]
2. A species of large cockroach, esp.
Blabera gigantea, of semitropical America, which is able to
produce a loud knocking sound.
Knock"er (?), n. One who, or that
which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer,
fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.
Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said;
Tie up the knocker; say I'm sick, I'm dead.
Pope.
Knock"er (?), n. 1.
A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins
admiration; a "stunner." [Slang.]
2. A species of large cockroach, esp.
Blabera gigantea, of semitropical America, which is able to
produce a loud knocking sound.
