screamer
screamer Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person or animal that makes a loud, piercing cry, often due to fear, excitement, or pain.
"The haunted house attraction was full of screamers who jumped at every shadow."
British A powerfully struck ball or a spectacular goal, especially in association football (soccer).
"The striker scored an absolute screamer from thirty yards out that left the goalkeeper with no chance."
Any of several large, superficially turkey-like South American birds of the family Anhimidae, related to waterfowl but noted for their extraordinarily loud, harsh calls.
"As we navigated the Amazonian wetlands, the harsh, echoing call of a horned screamer resonated across the canopy."
• Rhymes for screamer
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'scream' (from Middle English 'scremen', possibly of Germanic origin related to Old Norse 'skræma' meaning 'to terrify') combined with the agent suffix '-er'.
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