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Meaning of knocker-up

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

knocker-up

noun

Definitions

  1. A person whose job was to go from house to house in the early morning and wake up workers by tapping on the bedroom window with a long pole or similarly convenient implement.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knocker-up

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