clammer

English

Etymology 1

clam +‎ -er

Noun

clammer (plural clammers)

1. One who digs for clams.

Synonyms

• clamdigger

Translations

clamdigger — see clamdigger

Etymology 2

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.