klokkenluider
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clockeludere, clockeludre, equivalent to klok (“bell”) + -en- + luider (“ringer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɔ.kə(n)ˌlœy̯.dər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: klok‧ken‧lij‧der
Noun
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
- klokhuis n
- klokkenspel n
- klokkentoren m
- welluidend (adjective)