subs. (common).—1.  A singer.

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  2.  (common).—A glass or tankard.

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  1862.  G. MEREDITH, Juggling Jerry Poems.

        Hand up the CHIRPER! ripe ale winks in it;
  Let’s have comfort and be at peace.
Once a stout draught made me light as a linnet.
  Cheer up! the Lord must have his lease.

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  3.  (common).—The mouth. For synonyms, see Potato trap.

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  4.  (music-hall).—One of a gang frequenting the stage doors of music-halls to blackmail the singers. If money be refused them, they go into the auditorium and hoot, hiss, and groan at the performer. [Cf., CHIRRUPER, quot., 1888.]

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  1889.  Daily News, 2 July, p. 2. Singularly enough the Canterbury Music-hall … was mentioned in one of the night-charges, two men known as CHIRPERS or CHIRRIPERS being brought before Mr. Biron.

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