clamor

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[ klam-er ]
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noun
  1. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.

  2. a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction: the clamor of the proponents of the law.

  1. popular outcry: The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.

  2. any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.

verb (used without object)
  1. to make a clamor; raise an outcry.

verb (used with object)
  1. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The newspapers clamored him out of office.

  2. to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting.

Origin of clamor

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First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English clamor (from Anglo-French ), from Latin, equivalent to clām- (see claim) + -or-or1; Middle English clamour, from Middle French, from Latin clāmōr- (stem of clāmor )
  • Also especially British, clam·our .

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4. See noise.

usage note For clamor

See -or.

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Other words from clamor

  • clam·or·er, clam·or·ist, noun

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Other definitions for clamor (2 of 2)

clamor2
[ klam-er ]

verb (used with object)Obsolete.
  1. to silence.

Origin of clamor

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First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps spelling variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense “to clutch,” hence “reduce to silence”

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