doorknob

• door knob, door-knob

From door +‎ knob.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.nɒb/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔɹ.nɑb/

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doorknob (plural doorknobs)

1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.
   • 2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:

     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.

2. (informal, derogatory) A stupid person.

• door handle