doorknob

Etymology

From door + knob.

noun

  1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
    A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. 2012-03, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3
  2. (informal, derogatory) A stupid person.

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