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yapper

yapper

1 6.9
A small dog that barks a lot and loudly
  • noun
  • /ˈjæpər/
  • Informal
translation icon : perro ladrador
  • Time to let the little yappers have it.

Examples

  • THE POOR LITTLE GUY WAS A YAPPER, JUST LIKE YOU.

    Beyond the Trophy (2012)

  • THE POOR LITTLE GUY WAS A YAPPER, JUST LIKE YOU.

    Beyond the Trophy (2012)

  • Besides, there's gonna be so many things that we disagree on over the years... favorite colors, small dogs... I hate the little yappers... electric or manual toothbrush... countless things we're gonna have to work through.

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

  • My neighbor has a little yapper that barks at everyone who walks by.

  • The children laughed as the small yapper chased its tail in the yard.

  • At the park, a friendly yapper kept barking playfully at the other dogs.

Synonyms

barker
vsyapper
  • Informal
5 7.7

A dog that keeps making loud noises

is used only for small noisy dogs rather than any size
yapping dog
vsyapper
1 3.5

A dog that barks loudly again and again in an annoying way

is similar but refers to frequent noisy barking without sharp tone

How Noisy

howler
4.4
yapper
  • Informal
1 6.9
barker
  • Informal
5 7.7

Surface Forms

yapper singular
yappers plural

Morphology

yapper = yap (transparent) = yap + er

Agentive -er applied to the verb 'yap' yields 'animal or thing that yaps' (commonly a small barking dog).

Etymology

Yapper comes from the sound yap, which copies the quick noise a small dog makes, so a yapper is literally 'a small dog that barks a lot'.