clammer

noun

flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

a piece of paper money worth one dollar

burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud

verb

gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

Roots

clamclam- · Old English · clam (bivalve); orig. a clamp/vise er-er · Old English · one who does (digs clams)

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Where does clammer come from?

The word clammer breaks down into 2 roots of Old English origin: clam, from Old English clam (“clam (bivalve); orig. a clamp/vise”); and -er, from Old English er (“one who does (digs clams)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.