screamer

[ skree-mer ]

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. Compare scare-head ( def ).
   1. a sensational headline.
   2. banner ( def 7 ).
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. horned screamer ( def ).

screamer

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of screamer¹

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

Example Sentences

There is a silent partner in every screamer of course.

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

The mountain lion is known by more than 40 different common names, including puma, cougar, panther, red tiger, catamount and screamer, according to the state agency.

From New York Times

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