knocker

Definition

A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.

Etymology

From knock + -er.

Example Sentences

• "Knockers in this part of the world seem intended for ornament only, — nobody seems to pay any attention to them when they’re used."
• "His tongue became a staircase, his uvula the knocker / Of an ornate wooden door that led me straight into my future"
• "He was a loud knocker. Despite my usual timidity, after a bit I opened the door."