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SCREAMER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very hard hit ballplay

Synonyms:

scorcher; screamer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):

hit; hitting; striking (the act of contacting one thing with another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting callplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):

water bird; waterbird; waterfowl (freshwater aquatic bird)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screamer"):

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)

Holonyms ("screamer" is a member of...):

Anhimidae; family Anhimidae (screamers)

Derivation:

scream (utter or declare in a very loud voice)

scream (utter a sudden loud cry)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A sensational newspaper headlineplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):

headline; newspaper headline (the heading or caption of a newspaper article)

Derivation:

scream (utter or declare in a very loud voice)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voiceplay

Synonyms:

bawler; bellower; roarer; screamer; screecher; shouter; yeller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screamer"):

crier (a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells)

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