appleknocker

[ ap-uh l-nok-er ]
/ ˈæp əlˌnɒk ər /

noun Slang.

Northern U.S. a rustic.
a farm laborer, especially a fruit picker.

Origin of appleknocker

1910–15; apple + knocker; from the practice of picking apples by knocking them from trees

Words nearby appleknocker

apple-polish, appleby, applecart, appledrain, applejack, appleknocker, apples, apples and oranges, apples and pears, apples of the hesperides, applesauce