yelper

Y4E1L1P3E1R1

noun

One who yelps.

OriginMiddle English yelpere →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

yelper1

nounyelper (plural yelpers)

plural yelpers

  1. One who yelps.

    Mr. Longstreth, who can be a bit of a yelper, sang sweetly, perhaps in search of contrast.

    2009 July 21, Nate Chinen, “Vocals That Deliver a Jolt, as ‘Ooh’ Morphs Into ‘Eh’”, in New York Times
  2. UKdialectalThe avocet.
  3. USdialectalA bird, the tattler.

Yelper2

nounYelper (plural Yelpers)

plural Yelpers

  1. InternetA user of Yelp, an Internet service that publishes crowdsourced reviews of local businesses.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishyelpere
  2. Englishyelper

From Middle English yelpere; equivalent to yelp + -er. The avocet is so called from its sharp, shrill cry.

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APA

yelper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yelper

MLA

“yelper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yelper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yelper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yelper.

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