clapper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈklæpɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
- An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
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A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.
"Sir, sir! folks' tongues go like the clappers in the fields to drive away the blackbirds. A very little wind makes 'em rattle wonderfully."
1896, Sabine Baring-Gould, Arminell, a social romance, Ch. 37:
- A clapstick (musical instrument).
- A pounding block.
- The chattering damsel of a mill.
- A slapshot
- The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.
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(slang) A person's tongue.
Emilia 'tis true could use her clapper with great Dexterity, but he had the same advantages against her, which this had against him; Olimpia 's Tongue was also well hung but she ever had reason on her side, which he with reason could never either blame or oppose, and by both these came his Fortune: […]
1683, S. P., The Dutch Rogue, Or, Gusman of Amsterdam, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clappers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
clapper talk · clapper board · clapperboard · clapper rail · happy clapper · clapperclaw · clapper-loader · clapperboy · clapper-valve · like the clappers · handclapper · clapperless
Synonyms
musicstick (musical instrument) · clapstick (musical instrument)
Translations (65)
it batacchio (the tongue of a bell) · ga boschrann (the tongue of a bell) · sc piròne (the tongue of a bell) · vec batòcolo (the tongue of a bell) · sc batazu (the tongue of a bell) · nl klepper (rattle) · cs klapačka (rattle) · fi kieli (the tongue of a bell) · eo koro (the tongue of a bell) · fa جرس (the tongue of a bell) · cs srdce zvonu (the tongue of a bell) · sc batalzu (the tongue of a bell) · nl klepel (the tongue of a bell) · fr batail (the tongue of a bell) · de Schwengel (the tongue of a bell) · gl batel (the tongue of a bell) · fi räikkä (rattle) · hu harangnyelv (the tongue of a bell) · mi pākōkō (rattle) · vec batidor (the tongue of a bell) · wa bata (the tongue of a bell) · vec batocio (the tongue of a bell) · hu kereplő (rattle) · cs řehtačka (rattle) · is kólfur (the tongue of a bell) · hy լեզվակ (the tongue of a bell) · vec batòc (the tongue of a bell) · ru язы́к (the tongue of a bell) · dsb palica (the tongue of a bell) · cs srdce (the tongue of a bell) · gsw Challe (the tongue of a bell) · he עִנְבָּל (the tongue of a bell) · sc battazu (the tongue of a bell) · ru трещо́тка (rattle) · gl badalo (the tongue of a bell) · grc κρέμβαλα (rattle) · sdn battaddólu (the tongue of a bell) · es badajo (the tongue of a bell) · vec batibèƚo (the tongue of a bell) · nl klapper (rattle) · ro limbă (the tongue of a bell) · ca batall (the tongue of a bell) · br bazhoulenn (the tongue of a bell) · hy զանգալեզվակ (the tongue of a bell) · sc entazu (the tongue of a bell) · sc antarzu (the tongue of a bell) · sv kläpp (the tongue of a bell) · sc limbèddu (the tongue of a bell) · nl bengel (the tongue of a bell) · fur batocj (the tongue of a bell) · bg ези́к (the tongue of a bell) · de Klöppel (the tongue of a bell) · bg кречетало (rattle) · nl ratel (rattle) · sc batàgliu (the tongue of a bell) · pt badalo (the tongue of a bell) · fur banducel (the tongue of a bell) · hu szélkelep (rattle) · ga teanga cloig (the tongue of a bell) · fr battant (the tongue of a bell) · mi ngutu rakiraki (rattle) · pl serce (the tongue of a bell) · sc batarzu (the tongue of a bell) · it battaglio (the tongue of a bell) · sc tratallu (the tongue of a bell)