screamer

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Synonyms: screamed, streamer, creamer, scream, dreamer, steamer, scraper, schemer, reamer, screams, screener

Antonyms: screamed, streamer, creamer, scream, dreamer, steamer, scraper, schemer, reamer, screams, screener

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Noun

1. One who [[scream]]s; one who [[shout]]s; one who [[sing]]s [[harshly]].
2. Any [[bird]] in the taxonomic [[family]] {{taxfmt|Anhimidae|family}}, endemic to [[South America]], being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|US|hunting}} A healthy, vigorous animal.<ref name=dofa>John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms — SCREAMER. A bouncing fellow or girl. This, like the word ''roarer'', is one of the words transferred from animals to men by the hunters of the West.</ref>
4. A healthy, vigorous person.<ref name=dofa />
5. Something [[exceptionally]] good.
6. {{lb|en|sports|cricket}} A difficult catch.
7. {{lb|en|sports|baseball}} A very hard hit.
8. {{lb|en|sports|Australian rules football}} A particularly high [[mark]] (clean catch of a kicked ball).
9. {{lb|en|sports|soccer|golf}} A powerful [[shot]].
10. {{lb|en|sports|surfing}} A very large wave.
11. {{lb|en|music}} A [[march]] played at a [[circus]] to [[enliven]] the [[crowd]].
12. {{lb|en|Internet slang}} A [[video]] that unexpectedly frightens the viewer by cutting to a loud [[scream]] and disturbing image.

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