clamor 1
— clamorer, clamorist , n.
/klam"euhr/ , n.
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.
3. popular outcry: The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
4. any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
v.i.
5. to make a clamor; raise an outcry.
v.t.
6. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The newspapers clamored him out of office.
7. to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting.
Also, esp. Brit., clamour .
[ 1350-1400; ME clamor ( clam- (see CLAIM) + -or -OR 1 ; ME clamour clamor- (s. of clamor ) ]
Syn. 1. shouting. 2. vociferation. 4. See noise .
Usage . See -our .
clamor 2
/klam"euhr/ , v.t. Obs.
to silence.
[ 1605-15; perh. sp. var. of clammer, obs. var. of CLAMBER in sense "to clutch," hence "reduce to silence" ]