Clapper
noun
A device inside a bell that makes it ring.
The bell will not make a sound, as the clapper is broken.
Often appears as...
- bell clapper
- clapper is broken
noun
A person who applauds or cheers.
Every performer appreciates a good clapper in the audience.
Often appears as...
- good clapper
- clapper in the audience
noun
A device used in movie production to mark the start of a scene or take.
Before each shot, the director's assistant clapped the clapper.
Often appears as...
- clap the clapper
- movie clapper
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device inside a bell that makes it ring.
The bell will not make a sound, as the clapper is broken.
Often appears as...
- bell clapper
- clapper is broken
noun
A person who applauds or cheers.
Every performer appreciates a good clapper in the audience.
Often appears as...
- good clapper
- clapper in the audience
noun
A device used in movie production to mark the start of a scene or take.
Before each shot, the director's assistant clapped the clapper.
Often appears as...
- clap the clapper
- movie clapper
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Bell Anatomy
Understand a bell's structure to see where the clapper fits and why it's crucial for sound.
A tour of the old cathedral included a lesson on the bell and its clapper mechanism.
Pro Tip 2/2Broken Silence
When a clapper is broken, it symbolizes silence where there should be noise, often used metaphorically.
Without her voice, the team's spirit was like a bell without its clapper.
Pro Tip 1/2Bell Anatomy
Understand a bell's structure to see where the clapper fits and why it's crucial for sound.
A tour of the old cathedral included a lesson on the bell and its clapper mechanism.
Pro Tip 2/2Broken Silence
When a clapper is broken, it symbolizes silence where there should be noise, often used metaphorically.
Without her voice, the team's spirit was like a bell without its clapper.
Pro Tip 1/2Bell Anatomy
Understand a bell's structure to see where the clapper fits and why it's crucial for sound.
A tour of the old cathedral included a lesson on the bell and its clapper mechanism.
Pro Tip 2/2Broken Silence
When a clapper is broken, it symbolizes silence where there should be noise, often used metaphorically.
Without her voice, the team's spirit was like a bell without its clapper.
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Quote examples
Barry Humphries
Australian Comedian
I am writing a book called 'The History of Australia in Hundred Objects.' It's of things we have invented in Australia. And you know, some of them are amazing. We invented the clapper boards used in films. We invented those cranes - those big long cranes used on construction sites.
Quote examples
David MacKenzie
Scottish Director
I don't have continuity people. I don't have clapper boards. I don't have monitors. I shoot very fast, I shoot a lot, and we just keep on going.
Quote examples
Henry Ian Cusick
Peruvian Actor
I would like to have a 'Lost' clapper board with the numbers and the clock at the top.
Quote examples
Barry Humphries
Australian Comedian
I am writing a book called 'The History of Australia in Hundred Objects.' It's of things we have invented in Australia. And you know, some of them are amazing. We invented the clapper boards used in films. We invented those cranes - those big long cranes used on construction sites.
Quote examples
David MacKenzie
Scottish Director
I don't have continuity people. I don't have clapper boards. I don't have monitors. I shoot very fast, I shoot a lot, and we just keep on going.
Quote examples
Henry Ian Cusick
Peruvian Actor
I would like to have a 'Lost' clapper board with the numbers and the clock at the top.
Example 1 of 3
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