knocker up

A form of knocker-up — A person whose job was to go from house to house in the early morning and wake up workers by tapping on the bedroom window with a long pole or similarly convenient implement.

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Meanings

nounknocker up (plural knockers up or knocker ups)

plural knockers up · plural knocker ups

  1. alternativeAlternative form of knocker-up.
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APA

knocker up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocker%20up

MLA

“knocker up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocker%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knocker up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocker%20up.

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