squeaker
[skwee-ker]
noun
a person or thing that squeaks.
Informal. a contest or game won by a very small margin.
Informal. a dangerous situation.
Origin of squeaker
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Related Words for squeaker
shocker, cliffhanger, fink, stoolie, gossip, troublemaker, talebearer, telltale, tattler, rumormonger, informer, quidnunc, blabbermouth, snitch, tabby, rat, taleteller, windbag, squealer, busybodyExamples from the Web for squeaker
Contemporary Examples of squeaker
Obama is more likely to win in a squeaker than with a Reagan-sized mandate.
The Diaz-Balarts, both in squeaker races, are fighting for their political lives.
Historical Examples of squeaker
I escaped its lure at first because of the 'squeaker' I carried with me.
The Beast of SpaceF.E. Hardart
But the monster got me when I fell and the 'squeaker' was broken.
The Beast of SpaceF.E. Hardart
As one looks at his Punch one feels that such a being is either a squeaker or a mute.
George CruikshankW. H. Chesson
And they didn't like me and my squeaker a mossel; but wot did I care.
And I will too, if you so much as open your squeaker again!'
The Castle InnStanley John Weyman