Definitions For Clapper

noun

• (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
• Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
• A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
• Someone who applauds
• A metal ball that hangs inside a bell and hits the inside of the bell to make it ring