croaker

[ kroh-ker ]

/ ˈkroʊ kər /

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noun

a person or thing that croaks.

any of several sciaenoid fishes that make a croaking noise, especially Micropogonias undulatus(Atlantic croaker ), found off the Atlantic coast of the southern U.S.

a person who grumbles or forebodes evil.

Slang. doctor.

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Origin of croaker

First recorded in 1630–40; croak + -er¹

Words nearby croaker

CRM, CRNA, CRO, Croagh Patrick, croak, croaker, croaky, Croat, Croatia, Croatian, Croato-Serb

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How to use croaker in a sentence

The yellow croaker fish maw in the soup chef Eddy Leung had prepared for us on Tuesday tasted similar.
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Frogs within the region are darker than those outside it, which may indicate the croakers are developing defenses against radiation.
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The easiest way to convince a croaker to write a “script” for morphine is to fake gallstones or kidney stones.
American Dreams, 1953: ‘Junky’ by William S. Burroughs|Nathaniel Rich|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bob Croaker was still at the school, and was, from prudential motives, a fast friend of Martin.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne

Bob Croaker was a noted fighter, Martin Rattler was, up to this date, an untried hero.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne
The word courbina is Italian and means croaker, from the Latin, corvus, crow.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast|Harry Thom Payne
What the world gets sick of is the croaker, who never ceases talking about his ailments.
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For my own part, I'm not such a croaker, and I've known many a creaking door hanging a precious long time on its hinges.
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British Dictionary definitions for croaker

croaker

/ (ˈkrəʊkə) /

noun

an animal, bird, etc, that croaks

any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Umbrina roncador (yellowfin croaker), that utter croaking noises

a grumbling person

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