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knuller

knuller noun: a chimney sweep who solicited work by ringing a bell.

Noun

knuller (plural knullers)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A chimney sweep who solicited work by ringing a bell.

Forms of knuller

pluralknullers
alternative formkneller

Origin of knuller

Alteration of knoller (“one who rings a bell”), from the practice of chimney sweeps going door to door, ringing on doorbells.

Questions about knuller

What does knuller mean?
Knuller means a chimney sweep who solicited work by ringing a bell.
What part of speech is knuller?
Knuller is a noun.
What is the plural of knuller?
The plural of knuller is knullers.

Words near knuller in the dictionary

  1. Knueppels
  2. Knuettel
  3. Knuettels
  4. knuff
  5. knuffs
  6. knuller
  7. knullers
  8. Knupp
  9. Knupps
  10. knur
  11. knur and spell

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