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yelper

noun

  1. animal that yelps or gives a sharp shrill cry
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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. One who yelps.

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

  2. The avocet.
  3. A bird, the tattler.