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clapper.

One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklæpɚ/General-American

  1. One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.

  2. An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

  3. A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.

  4. A clapstick (musical instrument).

  5. A pounding block.

  6. The chattering damsel of a mill.

  7. A slapshot

  8. The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.

  9. A person's tongue.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English clap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clapper From clap + -er.

verb/ˈklæpɚ/General-American

  1. To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.

    transitive

  2. To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.

  3. Of birds, to make such a noise by repeatedly striking the mandibles together.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English clap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clapper From clap + -er.

noun/ˈklæpɚ/General-American

  1. A rabbit burrow.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French clapier.

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