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screamer [ˈskriːmə] n
1. a person or thing that screams 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) US and Canadian slang a sensational headline 5. Austral slang a. a person or thing that is excellent of its kind b. See two-pot screamer ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| It will be as well to stop that young screamer though, in case I should be tempted to do him a mischief. We saw also an autograph letter of Lucrezia Borgia, a lady for whom I have always entertained the highest respect, on account of her rare histrionic capabilities, her opulence in solid gold goblets made of gilded wood, her high distinction as an operatic screamer, and the facility with which she could order a sextuple funeral and get the corpses ready for it. Then he would dart into the hut during the excitement, throttle the chief screamer, and be gone into the jungle before the blacks could gather their scattered nerves for an assault. |
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