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

The screamer is a species in stark decline.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

I am intense, but I am not a screamer who gets technical fouls.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Casting himself as a teacher, he often was more bully than counselor, more screamer than lecturer, more heavy-handed disciplinarian than instructor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

"When he had eight runs or so, I bowled him an absolute screamer and he played, missed, looked at me and nodded his head," Van Vuuren says, grinning.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

Well, Little Arliss was a screamer by nature.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

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