doorknob

[ dawr-nob, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌnɒb, ˈdoʊr- /

the handle or knob by which a door is opened or closed.

Origin of doorknob

First recorded in 1840–50; door + knob

First, the ghost of his departed partner, Jacob Marley, comes calling, his face emerging from the doorknob.

How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas |Clive Irving |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
First we laugh, then we begin to wonder why the man was so distracted that he didn't notice he'd taken the doorknob with him.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Stage Three is again untimed, but tests athletes with obstacles like the Hang Climb and the Doorknob Grasper.

'American Ninja Warrior' May Crown Its First Female Winner Kacy Catanzaro |Rich Goldstein |September 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I did not give a hoot that they could wind me around a doorknob and tuck my feet in the keyhole.

Highways in Hiding |George Oliver Smith

Finally she fell fast asleep with her tooth tied to the doorknob.

The Corner House Girls at School |Grace Brooks Hill
His hand fell from the electric-light switch to the doorknob behind his back.

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |Frank L. Packard
Her hand was already on the doorknob when the Professor wheeled around and faced her.

Molly Brown's Sophomore Days |Nell Speed
He felt the red-clothed backing of the interior, and his hand suddenly grasped a doorknob.

The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories |Bret Harte