screamer

American  

[skree-mer] / ˈskri mər /

noun

1. a person or thing that screams.

2. Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like.

3. Printing Slang. an exclamation point.

4. Journalism.

   1. a sensational headline.

   2. banner.

5. Baseball Slang. an extremely hard-hit line drive.

6. Ornithology. any of several South American birds of the family Anhimidae, having a harsh, trumpeting call.

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screamer British  

/ ˈskriːmə /

noun

1. a person or thing that screams

2. any goose-like aquatic bird, such as Chauna torquata ( crested screamer ), of the family Anhimidae of tropical and subtropical South America: order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, etc)

3. someone or something that raises screams of laughter or astonishment

4. slang a sensational headline

5. slang

   1. a person or thing that is excellent of its kind

   2. See two-pot screamer

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Etymology

Origin of screamer

First recorded in 1705–15; scream + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Mitchell highlighted the improvement in New Zealand's catching with a one-handed screamer at first slip to hold Root, one of Smith's 4-86.

From BBC

The screamer is a species in stark decline.

From BBC

Albania have, in particular, made headlines for the number of screamers they’ve scored on the road to Germany.

From BBC

“The side of the brain case, how it looks, it’s just identical to a screamer.”

From Science Magazine

He pushed the ball through the legs of a Notts County defender, looked up, and from 23 yards out uncorked an absolute screamer into the top corner.

From BBC

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