English Dictionary

knocker-up

名詞

イギリス英語 歴史的

(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.

日本語の意味

（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

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.

目覚まし時計が普及する前、夜明けに家々を回って長い棒で寝室の窓を叩き、労働者を起こして回る人がいました。

意味（1）

(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.

... And Capper was a very important man. He was the knocker-up in the village of Polkingthorpe Brig — that is to say, he got up early every morning and went round with his pole, tapping on the bedroom windows and waking up the people in time for them to get to work... Old Capper got his long pole with the trident of wire at the end and lifting it so that the wire rested against the upstairs window pane, began twirling and twisting the pole in the palms of his hands so that the wire clacked and clattered fit to wake the soundest sleeper... So they stood round old Capper, who had one of the few watches in the village...

knocker-ups （ plural ）