ˈbʊz(ə)m bɹɛst ˈtɪti a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman one who disparages or belittles the worth of something a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance) open the door and see who the knocker is (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person