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clapper

clapper

25 5.8
A person who claps and cheers at a performance
  • noun
  • /ˈklæpər/
translation icon : aplaudidor
  • The clapper brought the audience to their feet with enthusiastic applause.

I think I'm the top Clapper in this building.

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Examples

  • A teller travels by bicycle from town to town, attracting children's attention using a wooden clapper.

    Academic text (2009)

  • They didn't have clapper boys on silent pictures.

    Lianna (1983)

  • ...who was the assistant clapper boy on the silent version of A Star Is Born.

    Lianna (1983)

  • After the performance, the clapper's enthusiasm was contagious as the crowd cheered.

  • As a dedicated clapper, she never missed the chance to support her favorite actors with loud applause.

Synonyms

applauder
vsclapper
3.6

A person who claps their hands to show they like something

is mainly present at theaters and performances rather than everyday settings

Compounds

clapper valve
  • Specialized
8.0

A simple device with a hinged flap that lets liquid flow in one direction and stops it flowing back

Surface Forms

clapper singular
clappers plural

Morphology

clapper = clap (transparent) = clap + er

Formed regularly from the verb 'clap' with the agent/instrument suffix '-er'; the meaning 'person who claps' is directly derived.

Etymology

Clapper comes from the verb clap ('to strike the hands together') plus -er meaning 'one who', so a clapper is literally 'one who claps' to give applause.