how to pronounce clapper

/ˈklæpɚ/

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clapper is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of clapper in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… slate or clapper to mark each scene Oh …”

meanings of clapper

noun:

The chattering damsel of a mill.
A slapshot.
A pounding block.
The hinged part of a clapperboard, used to synchronise images and soundtrack, or the clapperboard itself.
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
A rabbit burrow.
A clapstick (musical instrument).
A person's tongue, as a source of chatter or nagging.
One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.

verb:

To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.
To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
Of birds, to repeatedly strike the mandibles together.

name:

A surname.

clapper frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word clapper occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.