Knocker Explained

Knocker and knockers may refer to:

• Knocker (folklore), mythical creature in Welsh and Cornish folklore
• Knocker (radio series)

People:

• Elsie Knocker (1884–1978), British nurse and ambulance driver in World War I who won numerous medals for bravery
• Knocker Norton or Steve Norton, English rugby league footballer
• nickname of Enoch West (1886–1965), English footballer

Items that knock:

• Door knocker, item of door furniture that allows people outside to alert those inside
• Knocker-up, profession in England and Ireland before alarm clocks were affordable or reliable
• Port knocker, to externally open ports on a firewall
• Sanctuary Knocker, ornamental knocker on the door of a cathedral

Other knockers:

• Popper knockers or Clackers, a toy popular around 1970
• Saggarmaker's bottom knocker, manufacturer of saggars (boxlike containers used in firing pottery) in the UK
• Staple knocker, tool resembling a screwdriver for removing staples and shredded material
• Swish knocker or Swish cymbal
• Breasts (colloq.)

See also

• Knacker
• Knokke
• Knucker