yakker

English

Etymology 1

yak +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

yakker (plural yakkers)

1. (slang) One who yaks; a chatterbox or motormouth.
   • 1999, "Weird Al" Yankovic, "It's All About The Pentiums" (song):

     Wanna be hackers? Code crackers? Slackers? Wastin' time with all the chat room yakkers?

   • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:

     “We Norwegians are great readers,” Mrs. Nygren took the opportunity to remark.
     “And great yakkers,” Mr. Söderblad muttered.

Etymology 2

Said to be from the flight path of the yawker bird.[1]

Noun

yakker (plural yakkers)

1. (baseball, slang) A curveball or slider.