: a mechanical device that makes noise especially by the banging of one part against another
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: a person who applauds
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAnother artifact, a black-and-white clapper board used on the set of the film adaptation of Cabaret, highlights the close connections between Broadway and Hollywood. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022 There were two sandhill cranes in Hanson and two clapper rails in Fairhaven.BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2021 Finally, the clapper was unchained, and the Justice Bell rang out on Sept. 25, 1920, in a celebration appropriately at Philadelphia’s Independence Square.USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020 The freeing of the clapper to do its hard work was indicative of the accomplishments of countless Pennsylvania women in the next five score years.USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020 Importantly, the clapper would be tightly chained to the side of the bell until women gained voting rights.USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020 For nearly half a century, the former Vice President has been a hand-holder and a hugger, a back-slapper and shoulder-clapper. Charlotte Alter, Time, 16 Apr. 2020 Music tones are produced by pressing on rows of wood batons and pedals that swing the clappers against the bells. Brian Albrecht, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020 Buttigieg supporters, wearing bright yellow, had plastic hand-clapper noisemakers that sounded like the pitter-patter of a rainstorm. Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2020 See More