knocker-up (English, noun)
expansion: knocker-up (plural knocker-ups)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: British
historical
Forms:
form: knocker-ups
tags: plural
form: knocker-upper
tags: alternative
form: knocker up
tags: alternative