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Knocker (Noun)

(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person.

Nouns denoting people.

At the dinner party, the millionaire couldn't stop bragging about his wealth, acting like a total knocker.
My uncle is such a knocker, always flaunting his expensive cars and watches on social media.
The business executive's arrogant attitude and constant self-promotion made him a notorious knocker in the industry.
He thought he was some kind of knocker just because he went to a fancy university, but his attitude quickly turned people off.
The loudmouthed knocker at the bar kept dominating the conversation, talking over everyone else and boasting about his accomplishments.

A person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is".

Nouns denoting people.

A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.

Nouns denoting body parts.

She cupped her hands under her knocker, wincing at the pain as her friend examined the bruise.
The young mother leaned forward, offering her knocker to her crying infant in a gentle gesture of comfort.
She glanced down, rubbing her knocker as it began to feel sore from feeding her baby on one side for too long.
As the warmth of the sun touched her skin, she felt a droplet of milk leak from her knocker, betraying her as an inexperienced new mother.
The doctor explained that any direct impact to her knocker could potentially harm her baby or her milk supply.

One who disparages or belittles the worth of something.

Nouns denoting people.

He's such a knocker of the new policy, always talking about its supposed flaws without offering any viable alternatives.
Her coworkers have labeled her a knocker for constantly complaining about the office environment.
The film critic's review of the blockbuster was heavily influenced by his bias as a knocker of mainstream movies.
His negative comments made him the resident knocker of the company's ambitious plans for expansion.
After the initial hype wore off, many people began coming out as knockers of the tech industry's biggest venture capitalist firms.