klokkenluider
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch clockeludere, clockeludre, equivalent to klok (“bell”) + -en- + luider (“ringer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]klokkenluider m (plural klokkenluiders, diminutive klokkenluidertje n)
- a bell ringer, who sounds (a) bell(s), as in a church's bell tower
- (figuratively) a whistle-blower; an insider who comes forward to make a scandal, etc. public
Related terms
[edit]- klokhuis n
- klokkenspel n
- klokkentoren m
- welluidend (adjective)