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单词 knocker-up
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Definition of knocker-up in English:

knocker-up

nounPlural knockers-up
British historical
  • A person employed to rouse workers by knocking at their doors or windows.

    〈英史〉敲门窗唤醒劳工的人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He remembers gas lamps and the days when the ‘knocker-up’ did his rounds waking up the mill workers.
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