yelper

English

Etymology

yelp +‎ -er

Noun

yelper (plural yelpers)

1. One who yelps.
   • 2009 July 21, Nate Chinen, “Vocals That Deliver a Jolt, as ‘Ooh’ Morphs Into ‘Eh’”, New York Times:

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

2. (UK, dialect) The avocet (so-called from its sharp, shrill cry).
3. (US, dialect) A bird, the tattler.