"knocker-upper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-knocker-upper.wav Forms: knocker-uppers [plural]
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?). Head templates: {{en-noun|head=knocker-upper}} knocker-upper (plural knocker-uppers)
  1. Alternative form of knocker-up (person who knocks to awaken in the morning). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: knocker-up (extra: person who knocks to awaken in the morning)
    Sense id: en-knocker-upper-en-noun-YssND79z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of People: 46 54
  2. (informal, humorous) The male who has sired a pregnancy. Tags: humorous, informal Synonyms: sire, father, dad, daddy, baby daddy
    Sense id: en-knocker-upper-en-noun-SAH1Q2Hn Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, People Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 46 54 Disambiguation of People: 46 54

Inflected forms

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