Meanings
noundoorknocker (plural doorknockers)
plural doorknockers · alternative door knocker · alternative door-knocker
- A person who doorknocks.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nouna device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian чука́ло
- чука́ло (čukálo)knocker mounted on a door
Catalan picaporta, balda
- picaportaknocker mounted on a door
- baldaknocker mounted on a door
Chinese Mandarin 門環 /门环
- 門環 /门环 (ménhuán)knocker mounted on a door
Czech klepátko, klepadlo
- klepátkoknocker mounted on a door
- klepadloknocker mounted on a door
Danish dørhammer
- dørhammerknocker mounted on a door
Dutch deurklopper, deurhamer
- deurklopperknocker mounted on a door
- deurhamerknocker mounted on a door
Finnish kolkutin, ovenkolkutin
- kolkutinknocker mounted on a door
- ovenkolkutinknocker mounted on a door
French heurtoir
- heurtoirknocker mounted on a door
German Türklopfer, Klopfer
- Türklopferknocker mounted on a door
- Klopferknocker mounted on a door
- Klinkenputzerperson who doorknocks
Greek ρόπτρο
- ρόπτρο (róptro)knocker mounted on a door
Hungarian kopogtató, ajtókopogtató
- kopogtatóknocker mounted on a door
- ajtókopogtatóknocker mounted on a door
Italian batacchio, battaglio
- batacchioknocker mounted on a door
- battaglioknocker mounted on a door
Japanese ドアノッカー, ノッカー
- ドアノッカー (doanokkā)knocker mounted on a door
- ノッカー (nokkā)knocker mounted on a door
Norwegian dørklinke
- dørklinkeknocker mounted on a door
Persian زلفین, زفرین
- زلفین (zolfin)knocker mounted on a door
- زفرین (zofrin)knocker mounted on a door
Polish kołatka, antaba
- kołatkaknocker mounted on a door
- antabaknocker mounted on a door
Portuguese aldrava
- aldravaknocker mounted on a door
Russian дверно́й молото́к, дверно́е кольцо́
- дверно́й молото́к (dvernój molotók)knocker mounted on a door
- дверно́е кольцо́ (dvernóje kolʹcó)knocker mounted on a door
Spanish aldaba, picaporte
- aldabaknocker mounted on a door
- picaporteknocker mounted on a door
Swedish portklapp, dörrklapp
- portklappknocker mounted on a door
- dörrklappknocker mounted on a door
- klappknocker mounted on a door
- dörrknackareknocker mounted on a door
Turkish kapı tokmağı
- kapı tokmağıknocker mounted on a door
Ukrainian клепа́ло, сту́кальце
- клепа́ло (klepálo)knocker mounted on a door
- сту́кальце (stúkalʹce)knocker mounted on a door
- стука́чка (stukáčka)knocker mounted on a door
- грю́кальце (hrjúkalʹce)knocker mounted on a door
Cite this entry
APA
doorknocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorknocker
MLA
“doorknocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorknocker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doorknocker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorknocker.
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