knocker-upper

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of knocker-up (person who knocks to awaken in the morning). alt-of,alternative
    — In 1876, a knocker-upper on rounds in Bradford spotted a 2 a.m. house fire and saved a sleeping family.
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  3. The male who has sired a pregnancy. humorous,informal
    — What, Shelley is pregnant?! Who's the knocker-upper? [ = Who's the father?]

词形变化

knocker-uppers plural

词源

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?).
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