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cheeper

cheeper

1 9.9
A person who speaks in a high, thin voice like a small bird
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːpər/
translation icon : chirriador
  • The little boy was a real cheeper, talking in a high-pitched voice that made everyone giggle.
  • Cheeper," he said

Examples

  • No matter how Cheeper sang his song, it was always the same.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Cheeper sang two notes.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "Cheeper tried to sing every way he could think of."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • When the song ended, Cheeper looked down at his friends.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • From that day on, all Cheeper thought about was being a great singer.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Day after day, Cheeper practiced.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Cheeper pumped his wings up and down.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • During the concert, a cheeper could be heard in the crowd, mimicking the singers with his shrill tones.

  • The birdwatchers laughed as they noticed the cheeper perched on the fence, chirping with an unusually thin voice.

Synonyms

whistler
vscheeper
14 5.5

A person who makes a loud high sound by blowing through their lips or a small object

is vocal and uses a thin shrill human voice, not an air-blown sound
screamer
vscheeper
4 6.1

A person who shouts in a loud, high voice

is typically thinner and less forceful, tending toward a thin shrill voice
shrieker
vscheeper
1 5.6

Someone or something that makes a loud high sound

is usually thinner and more voice-like rather than full intense cries
chirper
vscheeper
4.5

A small animal that makes short high sounds like bird calls

is similar but uses a thin, shrill human voice rather than animal sounds
Yelper
vscheeper
6.7

An animal, often a small dog, that makes a short high sound when hurt or scared

is similar but usually signals sound without pain or sudden alarm
screecher
vscheeper
  • Informal
7.9

A person who speaks or shouts in a very loud, high voice

is the same pitch but is thinner and less forceful in volume

Antonyms

deep
99 3.1

Having a low, strong sound, like a voice or instrument

How High-Pitched

screamer
4 6.1
cheeper
1 9.9

Surface Forms

cheeper singular
cheepers plural

Morphology

cheeper = cheep (transparent) = cheep + er

The word 'cheeper' is transparently formed by adding the suffix '-er' to 'cheep', indicating a person who performs the action of 'cheeping'.

Etymology

The word cheeper comes from the little sound cheep, a word that copies the tiny 'short, high sound' baby birds make. So the word cheeper is used for a person who speaks in a thin, chirpy voice that sounds like a bird 'cheeping'.