Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yelper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
yelper
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who yelps.

noun

The avocet.

British usage

noun

A bird, the tattler.

American usage

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

yelpers (plural)

Questions

What does yelper mean?
One who yelps.
Where does yelper come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce yelper

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