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knocker-up

knocker-up ▶noun ( pl. knockers-up ) Brit. historical a person employed to rouse workers by knocking at their doors or windows.

 

Oxford Dictionary

knocker-up

knocker-up ▶noun ( pl. knockers-up ) Brit. historical a person employed to rouse workers by knocking at their doors or windows.