yellowhammer
[ yel-oh-ham-er ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˌhæm ər /
noun
a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.
Chiefly Southern U.S.
a flicker, Colaptes auratus, having yellow wing and tail linings.
Origin of yellowhammer
1550–60; earlier also
yelamber, yelambre, probably continuing Old English
*geolu-amore, equivalent to
geolu
yellow +
amore presumably, the bunting (cognate with Old Saxon
amer, Old High German
amaro; see
emberizine); forms with
-h- perhaps reflect blending with another etymon, later conformed to
hammer (compare dial.
yellowham)
Words nearby yellowhammer
yellowcake,
yelloweye rockfish,
yellowface,
yellowfin tuna,
yellowfinch,
yellowhammer,
yellowhead,
yellowish,
yellowknife,
yellowlegs,
yellows
Example sentences from the Web for yellowhammer
British Dictionary definitions for yellowhammer
yellowhammer
/ (ˈjɛləʊˌhæmə) /
noun
a European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, having a yellowish head and body and brown streaked wings and tail
Word Origin for yellowhammer
C16: of uncertain origin