clapper

(noun, verb)

noun

1. someone who applauds

Similar word(s): applauder

Definition categories: person, extoller, laudator

2. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Similar word(s): glossa, lingua, tongue

Definition categories: body, organ, articulator

3. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

Similar word(s): tongue

Definition categories: man–made, striker

verb

1. (transitive) To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.