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clanker

clanker

1 9.1
A thing that makes a loud metal clanking sound
  • noun
  • /ˈklæŋkər/
translation icon : ruido metálico
  • Your clankers.

Examples

Synonyms

clapper
vsclanker
3 7.2

A metal piece inside a bell that hits its side to make sound

is a metal item that makes loud metallic banging sounds rather than ringing
thumper
vsclanker
1 5.7

A person or thing that makes loud, heavy repeated sounds like a drum

is metallic and makes sharp high bangs rather than broad heavy booms
clacker
vsclanker
1 6.3

A toy or small device that makes a sharp sound when you shake it

is heavier and makes low metallic bangs rather than light clicks
clunker
vsclanker
1 5.4

A heavy dull sound that a hard object makes when it is hit or dropped

is metallic and makes sharper high bangs rather than dull heavy thuds

Compounds

real clanker
  • Slang
9.9

An old noisy car that often breaks down

How Noisy

siren
259 2.9
clanker
1 9.1
bell
221 1.0

Surface Forms

clanker singular
clankers plural

Morphology

clanker = clank (transparent) = clank + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on 'clank'; meaning 'one that clanks' is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word clanker comes from the sound word clank, which copies a loud, metallic hit, and the ending -er means 'one that makes a sound'. So a clanker is 'something that makes a loud, metallic clanking noise', like a loose part on a train or a rusty machine.