chirruper
chirruper noun: one who chirrups.
Noun
chirruper (plural chirrupers)
- One who chirrups.
- As it [the sun] passed round to the south the first chirrupers would cease, and others on that side of the tree take up the chorus; and when the shades of evening fell upon the branches, one by one the grasshoppers became silent.1866, Elizabeth Anne Finn, Home in the Holy Land
Forms of chirruper
| plural | chirrupers |
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Origin of chirruper
From chirrup + -er.
Questions about chirruper
- What does chirruper mean?
- Chirruper means one who chirrups.
- What part of speech is chirruper?
- Chirruper is a noun.
- What is the plural of chirruper?
- The plural of chirruper is chirrupers.
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