yeller

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlɚ/

Etymology 1

yell +‎ -er

Noun

yeller (plural yellers)

1. Someone who yells.

Etymology 2

Eye dialect.

Alternative forms

• yaller

Adjective

yeller (comparative more yeller, superlative most yeller)

1. Pronunciation spelling of yellow.
   • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

     Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.

Anagrams

• Ellery