screamer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that screams.
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Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like.
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Printing Slang. an exclamation point.
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Journalism.
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a sensational headline.
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Baseball Slang. an extremely hard-hit line drive.
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Ornithology. any of several South American birds of the family Anhimidae, having a harsh, trumpeting call.
noun
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a person or thing that screams
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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)
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someone or something that raises screams of laughter or astonishment
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slang a sensational headline
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slang
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a person or thing that is excellent of its kind
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See two-pot screamer
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Etymology
Origin of screamer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
No spoilers, but Brazil and Japan played a screamer of a game this afternoon.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
But even grave-robbing isn’t as unpleasant as the dynamics of the Morelli family, led by chief screamer, grouser, mayoral candidate and all-around non-people-person Linda Morelli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Spare a thought for 21-year-old Phoebe Litchfield, who had taken a screamer of her own just a few overs earlier, but her back-tracking, full-stretch dive to dismiss Danni Wyatt-Hodge was almost completely overshadowed.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
But she needed on-field medical attention after Sharples’ goal and was subbed off for Laurel Ivory after Loera’s screamer.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
Not cuddle-your-teddy-bear stories, but screamer stories, tremble stories, sink-your-teeth-into-your-teddy-bear stories.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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