"yapper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjæp.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈjæp.ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-yapper.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-yapper.wav Forms: yappers [plural]
Etymology: From yap + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yap|er|id2=agent noun}} yap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} yapper (plural yappers)
  1. (slang) A person's mouth, especially one that gossips or talks too much. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-yapper-en-noun-93v1YtxQ Categories (other): Mouth Disambiguation of Mouth: 100 0 0
  2. One who yaps.
    Sense id: en-yapper-en-noun-B-P8C35D
  3. (informal) Ellipsis of yapper dog Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: yapper dog Synonyms: yipper Translations (Translations): cotorra [feminine] (Spanish), parlador [masculine] (Spanish), parlón [masculine] (Spanish), parlanchín [masculine] (Spanish), hablantinoso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-yapper-en-noun-SKCPawSP Categories (other): DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of DoggoLingo: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 21 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 11 25 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 23 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 10 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 20 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 22 72 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 6 20 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yapper dog

Inflected forms

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