screamer

/ˈskrimər/

Other forms: screamers

Definitions of screamer

1. noun

   someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
   synonyms: bawler, bellower, roarer, screecher, shouter, yeller

   types:

   crier

   a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells

   type of:

   communicator

   a person who communicates with others
2. noun

   a sensational newspaper headline
   type of:

   headline, newspaper headline

   the heading or caption of a newspaper article
3. noun

   gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
   types:

   Anhima cornuta, horned screamer

   screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead

   crested screamer

   distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head

   Chauna torquata, chaja

   largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina

   type of:

   water bird, waterbird, waterfowl

   freshwater aquatic bird
4. noun

   a very hard hit ball
   synonyms: scorcher

   type of:

   hit, hitting, striking

   the act of contacting one thing with another