"clammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clammers [plural]
Etymology: clam + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clam|er|id2=occupation}} clam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clammer (plural clammers)
  1. One who digs for clams. Synonyms: clamdigger
    Sense id: en-clammer-en-noun-eWs-O7e1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: clammers [present, singular, third-person], clammering [participle, present], clammered [participle, past], clammered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} clammer (third-person singular simple present clammers, present participle clammering, simple past and past participle clammered)
  1. Obsolete form of clamber. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: clamber
    Sense id: en-clammer-en-verb-apezZwm-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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