clammer

English

Etymology 1

clam +‎ -er

Noun

clammer (plural clammers)

  1. One who digs for clams.
Synonyms
Translations
clamdigger — see clamdigger

Verb

clammer (third-person singular simple present clammers, present participle clammering, simple past and past participle clammered)

  1. Obsolete form of clamber.
    • 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 105:
      […] broke his leg, for he was fain to clammer on a pew to reach high enough with his stick.
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