knocker-upper
Meanings
noun
- Alternative form of knocker-up (person who knocks to awaken in the morning).
- .
- The male who has sired a pregnancy.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
By a regular pattern for (informal) nouns seen also in similar forms, such as fixer-upper and cleaner-upper; the sire sense involves an extra degree of wordplay, as an alternative surface analysis of knock (h)er up + -er is playfully apparent (who knocked 'er up?).
Synonyms
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