warbler

[ wawr-bler ]

noun

1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae. Compare blackcap ( def 1 ), reed warbler.
2. Also called wood warbler. any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored. Compare yellow warbler.
3. a person or thing that warbles. warble.

warbler

/ ˈwɔːblə /

noun

1. a person or thing that warbles
2. any small active passerine songbird of the Old World subfamily Sylviinae: family Muscicapidae. They have a cryptic plumage and slender bill and are arboreal insectivores
3. Also calledwood warbler any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured

Word History and Origins

Origin of warbler¹

First recorded in 1605–15; warble ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

By the time I spotted the potential warbler, it was too late.

From Outside Online

Meanwhile, insect-eating birds like the yellow warbler that prefer being higher up in the canopies tend to have lower exposure.

From Popular-Science

She must have told her that dozens of species of warbler—all little and bright, with voices like flutes—came north every spring.

From The Daily Beast

Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the most gorgeous tenants of this valley was Wilson's warbler.

From Project Gutenberg

No true gourmet would ever send this warbler to the shambles so long as scarcer birds might be obtained.

From Project Gutenberg

The yellow warbler, sometimes called the wild canary, flits through bush and tree and trills its gay notes in town and country.

From Project Gutenberg

Another punctual bird is the yellow redpoll warbler, the first of his class that appears.

From Project Gutenberg

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