Meanings
nounknuller (plural knullers)
plural knullers · alternative kneller
- UKobsoleteA chimney sweep who solicited work by ringing a bell.
Origin
Alteration of knoller (“one who rings a bell”), from the practice of chimney sweeps going door to door, ringing on doorbells.
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knuller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knuller
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“knuller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knuller. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knuller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knuller.
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