on the knocker

prepositional phrase

Going from door to door attempting to buy or sell goods fraudulently.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. colloquialGoing from door to door attempting to buy or sell goods fraudulently.
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APA

on the knocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20knocker

MLA

“on the knocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20knocker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the knocker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20knocker.

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