chirruper en · NOUN
Etymology
From chirrup + -er.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chirrupers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |