warbler Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
  2. noun a small active songbird

WordNet

War"bler noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds.
    In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell.
  2. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidæ, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under Sedge) are well-known species.
  3. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltidæ, or Sylvicolinæ. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical. ✍ The American warblers are often divided, according to their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers, fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers, wormeating warblers, etc.

Webster 1913