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noun
Alternative form of knocker-up (person who knocks to awaken in the morning).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: a tool to hammer the top head of a cask into place through the bung hole
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noun
The male who has sired a pregnancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, informal
Synonyms: sire, father, dad, daddy, baby daddy
Antonyms: none provided
History
By a regular pattern for (informal) nouns seen also in similar forms, such as fixer-upper and cleaner-upper; the sire sense involves an extra degree of wordplay, as an alternative surface analysis of knock (h)er up + -er is playfully apparent (who knocked 'er up?).
