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Definition of Chirper
1. n. One who chirps, or is cheerful.
Definition of Chirper
1. Noun. A thing or animal that makes a chirping sound. ¹
2. Noun. (Canada slang mildly derogatory) A person who speaks with a distinct English or Welsh accent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chirper
1. one that chirps [n -S] - See also: chirps
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirper
Literary usage of Chirper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plays for Home Performance by John Maddison Morton (1889)
"Mr. Christopher chirper.'' Show the gentleman in. ... JACK (who has come down
again). Another cup of milk? You ought to keep a cow, chirper, in the square. ..."
2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"5« chirper, senses I and 4, Fr., un intime. 1888. ... [For suggested, but very
dubious, derivation, see quot., and Cf., chirper, sense 4.] 1888. ..."
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