Yellers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A term used to describe individuals who shout or cry out loudly; it can refer to someone expressing strong emotions through loud vocalizations; it may also denote animals or creatures known for their loud calls or howls
2. A collective noun for people who raise their voices, often in complaints or excitement; it can imply a group that communicates with boisterous sounds; additionally, it may describe pets or wildlife that vocalize in a high volume
3. Denoting those who emit loud cries, often in a social or competitive context; it might refer to both humans and animals making raucous noises; the word suggests an element of urgency or fervor in the vocal expression

Etymology: "Yellers" is the plural of "yeller", a person who yells, and its history is simply the history of two English parts. The verb "yell" descends from Old English "giellan", which meant to make a loud, sharp sound, and it has been in English for well over a thousand years. The "-er" ending is an old agent suffix, the same one found in "singer" or "baker", that turns a verb into a word for the one doing the action. The spelling "yeller" is itself a deliberate-looking piece of eye dialect, a way of writing speech as it sounds in casual or rustic talk rather than a separate formation. Its meaning stays close to the plain sense of the verb: someone who shouts, and the plural simply counts several such people.

Synonyms: shouters, screamers, criers, callers, barkers

Antonyms: whisperers, murmurers, quiet ones