knocker
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The ancient wooden doors are adorned with an ornate metal knocker and a small grilled window, for guards to peek through.
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
Actually, maybe it will be her door knocker.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2019
There was no handle and no keyhole: nothing but a plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.
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
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
His campaign runs text messaging programs geared toward early voting, and door-to-door knockers help chase down mail ballots.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
He adjusted hinges, oiled locks, screwed knockers tight, and planed doorjambs.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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