sapsucker

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæpˌsʌkə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsæpˌsʌkɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sap′suk′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sap•suck•er /ˈsæpˌsʌkɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa North American woodpecker that drills holes in trees to get sap.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sap•suck•er  (sap′suk′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there. Cf. yellow-bellied sapsucker. 
  • sap1 + sucker 1795–1805, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sapsucker / ˈsæpˌsʌkə/
  1. either of two North American woodpeckers, Sphyrapicus varius or S. thyroideus, that have white wing patches and feed on the sap from trees
'sapsucker' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
yellow-bellied sapsucker

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