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knocker-up
Noun
Britain
historical
Japanese Meaning
（歴史的、英国）早朝に家々を訪れ、長い棒などを用いて寝室の窓を叩くことで、労働者などを起こす仕事をする人
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(Britain, historical) 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.
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knocker-up
Even before alarm clocks were common, the knocker-up made his rounds at dawn, tapping on bedroom windows with a long bamboo pole to wake factory workers.
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Even before alarm clocks were common, the knocker-up made his rounds at dawn, tapping on bedroom windows with a long bamboo pole to wake factory workers.
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