yel·low·ham·mer

(yĕl′ō-hăm′ər)

1. A small bunting (Emberiza citrinella) native to Eurasia and northern Africa and introduced into New Zealand, having bright yellow plumage on the head, neck, and breast.

2. See yellow-shafted flicker.

[By folk etymology from earlier yelambre, perhaps from Middle English *yelwambre : yelow, yellow; see yellow + Old English amore, a kind of bird.]

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yellowhammer

(ˈjɛləʊˌhæmə)

1. (Animals) a European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, having a yellowish head and body and brown streaked wings and tail

2. (Animals) US and Canadian the yellow-shafted flicker, an American woodpecker. See flicker²

[C16: of uncertain origin]

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yel•low•ham•mer

(ˈyɛl oʊˌhæm ər)

n.

1. a common Eurasian bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.

2. Southern U.S. a flicker, Colaptes auratus auratus, having yellow wing and tail linings.

[1550–60; probably from Old English *geolu-amore=geolu yellow + amore presumably, the bunting]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	yellowhammer - large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail Colaptes auratus, yellow-shafted flicker flicker - North American woodpecker
	2.	yellowhammer - European bunting the male being bright yellow Emberiza citrinella, yellow bunting bunting - any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America Emberiza, genus Emberiza - Old World buntings

Translations

Goldammer

citromsármány

yellowhammer

[ˈjeləʊˌhæməʳ] N → escribano m cerillo

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yellowhammer

[ˈjɛləʊˌhæməʳ] n (Zool) → zigolo giallo

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Likely topics for discussion include the leaked Operation Yellowhammer report;, the extent to which the smooth running of UK border infrastructure after a no-deal exit would be reliant on decisions taken by the EU and national Governments; and the impact of a no-deal Brexit on citizens and businesses in Northern Ireland.

Committee consider impact of no-deal on the border, and will also question Michael Gove on Government preparations

Dr Nicholl, from Birmingham, claimed he was involved in drafting the government's contingency plan Operation Yellowhammer before blowing the whistle "because I felt they were unsafe".

Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg in live radio spat with doctor about no-deal Brexit deaths; Dr David Nicholl - who has spoken out repeatedly against no-deal Brexit - was publicly accused of 'fearmongering' by the Leader of the Commons

A leaked document from the government's Operation Yellowhammer predicted some supplies of fresh food will fall if the UK crashes out without a deal on Halloween.

Michael Gove's claim a no-deal Brexit won't lead to food shortages is 'untrue', say industry bosses; Mr Gove - who is in charge of planning for a no-deal - promised that 'everyone will have the food they need' after the UK's departure from the EU on October 31

Mr Henderson said: "We know that if we've got it right for partridges, we will be creating the right habitat and conditions for other species too, such as yellowhammer and skylark, as well as insects and pollinators."

Farmers aiming for wildlife cluster effect

The former chancellor said the Operation Yellowhammer document, which set out in stark terms the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit, was dated August 2019 - after Mr Johnson had taken office.

HAMMOND DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM JOHNSON

The big question in Whitehall is whether the civil servant who thought up the codename Operation Yellowhammer for the no-deal disaster is a Leaver or Remainer?

BREXIT BREAKDOWN DAYS 67TO GO? Hard cheese! Op's product of a bird brain

We have Yellowhammer, which is there to guarantee that as much as 50% of our food distribution system will function on 1 November, and Kingsher, which will use our money to subsidise those businesses that the wise and rational Andrea Leadsom selects for an outside chance of survival.

DONNA PUMSEY; FOOD RETAIL EXPORT IMPORT & TRADE MINISTER

"I think we can be prepared, we should be prepared, but I don't think that takes away from the fact that what Yellowhammer shows, and I think what businesses have been saying for three years, is that the cost will be really significant for our economy and for jobs and that a deal is the number one priority" CBI director-general Dame Carolyn Fairbairn after the risks posed by a no-deal outcome were outlined in documents on Operation Yellowhammer, the Whitehall code name for no-deal preparations.

they said what?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Truro "I think we can be prepared, but I don't think that takes away from the fact that what Yellowhammer shows is that a deal is the number one priority."

QUOTES OF THE DAY

IT is all very well for the Government to dismiss Operation Yellowhammer's doomsday no-deal Brexit warnings as out of date, suggesting things have moved on.

Don't hide hard facts; VOICE OF THE