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croaker

American  
[kroh-ker] / ˈkroʊ kər /

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 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of croaker

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

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