warbler

From warble + -er.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːblə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹbləɹ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)

warbler (plural warblers)

1. Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).
2. One who warbles.
   • a. 1740, Fragment on Hunting, Thomas Tickell:

     In lulling strains the feather'd warblers woo.

   • 2012, Joe Bonomo, Conversations with Greil Marcus, page 87:

     And it looked like at first she was just another pop warbler, and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is a great record, but nothing threatening, nothing strange.

3. A device that makes a warbling sound.
   • 2011, Leif Madsen, Jim Van Meggelen, Russell Bryant, Asterisk: The Definitive Guide, page 598:

     In electronic telephones, this ringer may be a small electronic warbler rather than a bell.

4. (UK, slang) A hissy fit.

• brawler