Definitions
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Word origin
From clap + -er.
Used in a sentence
“"Sir, sir! folks' tongues go like the clappers in the fields to drive away the blackbirds. A very little wind makes 'em rattle wonderfully."”
“It is still necessary to warn clergymen against allowing the lazy and pernicious practice of 'clappering,' i.e. tying the bell-rope to the clapper, and pulling it instead of the bell.”
“Poore cunnie so bagged, Is soone overlagged Plash burrow, set clapper, For dog is a snapper”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Bell striker”7 letters
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