"yapper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-yapper.ogg [Australia] Forms: yappers [plural]
Etymology: 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
  2. One who yaps. Categories (topical): Face
    Sense id: en-yapper-en-noun-B-P8C35D Disambiguation of Face: 11 80 10 Categories (other): DoggoLingo, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of DoggoLingo: 3 97 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 79 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 82 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 13 76 11
  3. (slang) A dog, especially of a small breed. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-yapper-en-noun-uMqn~-~V

Inflected forms

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