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

Related Words

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• offense
• omission
• sin
• transgression
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