YELPER

Noun

Yelper (plural Yelpers)

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

Etymology

Noun

yelper (plural yelpers)

One who yelps.

(UK, dialect) The avocet (so-called from its sharp, shrill cry).

(US, dialect) A bird, the tattler.

Source: Wiktionary


Yelp"er, n.

Definition: An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically: (Zoöl.) (a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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