"yelper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yelpers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yelpere; equivalent to yelp + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yelpere}} Middle English yelpere, {{suffix|en|yelp|er|id2=agent noun}} yelp + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} yelper (plural yelpers)
  1. One who yelps.
    Sense id: en-yelper-en-noun-jO0ru41I
  2. (UK, dialect) The avocet (so-called from its sharp, shrill cry). Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids, Shorebirds
    Sense id: en-yelper-en-noun-GowacUPR Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 20 47 34 Disambiguation of Shorebirds: 19 46 35 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 51 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 24 45 31
  3. (US, dialect) A bird, the tattler. Tags: US, dialectal
    Sense id: en-yelper-en-noun-N7YCW7vW Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for yelper meaning in English (2.6kB)

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