knocker

The site of the charred doors, with grilled peep hole and ancient heavy knocker, stirred no emotion in her.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

"Stay close to Troy or they gonna think you're a knocker."

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2021

“I’m a short knocker, but that Roberts hit the ball a mile. They knew they had the tournament in the bag, so they played like a couple of hackers on the 18th.”

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 21, 2020

From there, I was ushered into a small antechamber with a large door and a foreboding, old-school knocker.

From The Verge ● Dec. 5, 2018

There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again, “Where do Vanished objects go?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Elphick said the vandals had removed two door knockers from the statue which were a nod to the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth which Jones had co-written.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

On a Monday afternoon in October, Les Morones and a crew of three other door knockers hired by the church walked up and down Center Street, talking to anyone who answered the door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

Armies of door knockers and phone bankers are pitching in, while the police union presses its members to volunteer for the final Vallas sprint.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

But the door knockers didn’t explain where to vote or promote a candidate, the usual work of canvassers ahead of a big election.

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022

He adjusted hinges, oiled locks, screwed knockers tight, and planed doorjambs.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez