yellowhammer

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UK/ˈjɛl.əʊˌhæm.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈjɛl.oʊˌhæm.ɚ/

noun

A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

Similar
ammergoldhammeryelamberyeorlingyellow buntingyowleyyeldrinyite
OriginMiddle English *yelwambre ← Old English amore →
UncommonScrabble 25
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Meanings

nounyellowhammer (plural yellowhammers)

plural yellowhammers · alternative yellow-ammer · alternative yellow-hammer

  1. A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

    Synonyms: ammer, goldhammer, yelamber, yeorling, yellow bunting, yowley, yeldrin, yite

  2. USThe northern flicker, Colaptes auratus, a woodpecker with yellow underwings and undertail and often other yellowish underparts; one of its ways of feeding is to hammer on trees to find insects (adults and larvae) to eat.
  3. A native or resident of the American state of Alabama.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

Similar
ammergoldhammeryelamberyeorlingyellow buntingyowleyyeldrinyite

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail

Similar
yellow-shafted flickerColaptes auratus
Broader
flicker

nounEuropean bunting the male being bright yellow

Similar
yellow buntingEmberiza citrinella
Broader
bunting
Also see
northern flickeryellow buntingyellow-shafted flicker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishamore
  2. Middle English*yelwambre
  3. Englishyellowhammer

An alteration (influenced by hammer) of the earlier yelambre, yelamber, from Middle English *yelwambre, from yelwe (“yellow”) + *ambre (“yellowhammer”), from Old English amore, related to Old High German amaro (“yellowhammer”) (see modern German Ammer).

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Translations

Bulgarian жълтурка, овесарка
  • жълтурка (žălturka)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
  • овесарка (ovesarka)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Catalan verderola, hortolà groc
  • verderolaa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
  • hortolà groca passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Czech strnad obecný
  • strnad obecnýa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Danish gulspurv
  • gulspurva passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Dutch geelgors, gouden grondspecht
  • geelgorsa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
  • gouden grondspechta native or resident of the American state of Alabama
Esperanto flava emberizo
  • flava emberizoa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Estonian talvike
  • talvikea passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Finnish keltasirkku
  • keltasirkkua passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
French bruant jaune
  • bruant jaunea passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
German Goldammer
  • Goldammera passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Greek χρυσοτσίχλονο
  • χρυσοτσίχλονο (chrysotsíchlono)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Hungarian citromsármány
  • citromsármánya passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Italian zigolo giallo
  • zigolo gialloa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Japanese 黄青鵐
  • 黄青鵐 (kiaoji)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Korean 노랑멧새
  • 노랑멧새 (norangmetsae)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Latvian dzeltenā stērste
  • dzeltenā stērstea passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Lithuanian geltonoji starta
  • geltonoji startaa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Māori hurukōwhai
  • hurukōwhaia passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Norwegian Bokmål gulspurv
  • gulspurva passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Polish trznadel
  • trznadela passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Portuguese verdelha, escrevedeira-amarela
  • verdelhaa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
  • escrevedeira-amarelaa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Romanian presură galbenă
  • presură galbenăa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Russian овся́нка обыкновенная, штат золотистого дятла
  • овся́нка обыкновенная (ovsjánka obyknovennaja)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
  • штат золотистого дятла (štat zolotistovo djatla)a native or resident of the American state of Alabama
Scottish Gaelic buidheag-bhealaidh
  • buidheag-bhealaidha passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Slovak strnádka obyčajná, strnádka žltá
  • strnádka obyčajnáa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
  • strnádka žltáa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Spanish escribano cerillo
  • escribano cerilloa passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Swedish gulsparv
  • gulsparva passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Turkish sarı kiraz kuşu
  • sarı kiraz kuşua passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Ukrainian вівсянка звичайна
  • вівсянка звичайна (vivsjanka zvyčajna)a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Welsh bras melyn
  • bras melyna passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella
Cite this entry
APA

yellowhammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowhammer

MLA

“yellowhammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowhammer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellowhammer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowhammer.

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