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Synonyms for clapper

  • noun

Most common

lingua glossa music-stick clapstick pounding block chime chattering damsel knacker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tongue

tongue, lingua, glossa

2. Clapstick — A clapstick (musical instrument)

music-stick, clapstick

Other

chime, chattering damsel, pounding block, knacker, cresselle, applauder

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A clapstick (musical instrument).

  2. n. 2

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

Related words

Word family
clapperclaw
Phrases
happy clapper

Forms

Plural
clappers → tongues, linguae, glossae, music-sticks…

Example sentences

  • lingua Berber was once the lingua franca of North Africa.
  • chime When the chime rings, everyone stands up at once.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
clappersteady
linguarising
glossafalling
clapsticksteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
chime1
6 letters
tongue1, lingua2, glossa
7 letters
knacker
9 letters
clapstick, cresselle, applauder

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lingua2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
battant
Italiano
battente
Deutsch
Klöppel