clapper
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.