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shrieker

noun

Etymology

From shriek + -er.

  1. inherited from *skrīkijaną✻
  2. inherited from scrycke
  3. formed as shrieker — “shriek + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who shrieks.

    • From Nine Inch Nails to Korn, shriekers earned a place in overground rock 'n' roll, and the tradition continues today.
    • But, he insisted, he was neither a “Union Saver” nor a “freedom shrieker.” He rejected all high-flown rationalizations for the war effort — “to hell with the devilish twaddle about freedom.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA