Standard Lemma guide

knicker

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnɪkə(ɹ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: nicker
  • CMU ARPABET: N IH1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Of or relating to knickers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, uncountable

Examples

  • knicker elastic, knicker drawer, knicker thief
  • A knicker nicker nicked a pair of knickers off the clothesline.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

knickerbockers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A kind of marble used in games, originally made of clay, baked hard and oiled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, US, dated, dialectal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nicker

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Dutch knikker.