croaker

[ kroh-ker ]

noun

1. a person or thing that croaks.
2. any of several sciaenoid fishes that make a croaking noise, especially Micropogonias undulatus Atlantic croaker, found off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States.
3. a person who grumbles or forebodes evil.
4. Slang. doctor.

croaker

/ ˈkrəʊkə /

noun

1. an animal, bird, etc, that croaks
2. any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Umbrina roncador ( yellowfin croaker ), that utter croaking noises
3. a grumbling person

Word History and Origins

Origin of croaker¹

First recorded in 1630–40; croak + -er ¹

Example Sentences

At night, their ponds are alive with frog song, and they do whatever they can to nurture their croakers.

From Los Angeles Times

When he's not in the forest looking for honey, Suheri breeds croaker fish but the eggs are expensive and there is a high chance they will die.

From BBC

But as the sun set along the causeway Thursday, more people were fishing for sand perch and croaker than had shown up to the support the former president.

From Washington Post

The fresh croaker wrapped in a lettuce leaf deserves an award.

From Salon

They stopped by a market on their way home and bought a yellow croaker that Smith hooked to his line for a photo before he fried it up.

From Seattle Times

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