clapper

Definition of Clapper in English :

1. applauder, clapper

someone who applauds

2. clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

3. clapper, tongue

metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Clapper

noun

1.

a person or thing that claps

2.

a contrivance for producing a sound of clapping, as for scaring birds

3. Also called: tongue

a small piece of metal suspended within a bell that causes it to sound when made to strike against its side

4. a slang word for tongue (sense 1)

5. go like the clappers

noun

1.

a person who claps

2.

the moving part inside a bell, that strikes the side of the bell; tongue

3.

the tongue of a garrulous person

used facetiously

n.

1. One who applauds.

2. The tongue of a bell.

3. Slang The tongue of a garrulous person.

4. clappers Two flat pieces of wood held between the fingers and struck together rhythmically.