Added 10 October 2026 clapper /ˈklæpɚ/ noun Categories: PeopleThe BodyRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clapper at Wordnik → Where our words come from → One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands. An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue. A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper. verb To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper. To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter. Of birds, to make such a noise by repeatedly striking the mandibles together. noun A rabbit burrow. Origin Borrowed from French clapier. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: linguatongueglossaclawinghandclapperapplauderclaqueurclapper-loaderclutcherclencherhandshakercladder Back to today's word