screamer
noun[C]
uk/ˈskriː.mər/us/ˈskriː.mɚ/screamernoun[C](PERSON)
someone whoscreams(=criesoutloudlyin a highvoice):
Heheardthescreamsbefore hesawthe screamer.
Idugmyfingernailsinto thebeautytherapist'stable,determinednot to be the first screamer.
someone whoshoutsa lot,especiallyin anangryway:
The screamer usesrageandtempertantrumstointimidate.
Herbosswas a screamer,demeaningandembarrassingher and her co-workers inpublic.
Aftertoleratingfoullanguageforyearsfrom overaggressivesidelinescreamers,collegerefereesintendtocleanupbadlanguage.
someone whosingsin a veryloud,high-pitchedway:
He's a screamer and by the end of the show, itsoundedlike he'dscreechedthefleshoff histhroat.
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- bellow
- bray
- burst
- burst out
- call (something) out
- clamour
- cry
- cry out
- givesomeonea shoutidiom
- holler
- howl
- raise
- shout
- shouty
- shriek
- squawk
- the hairdryer treatment
- thunder
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Singing
screamernoun[C](DEVICE)
adevicethat makes a veryloud,unpleasantsound:
Mycaralarmisequippedwithextrascreamers inside thecabin, soitsquitepainfulto be inside when it goes off.
Threats & warnings
- (just) you waitidiom
- alarm bell
- beware the ides of Marchidiom
- brushback pitch
- canary
- canary in a coalmineidiom
- caveat
- communication cord
- don't you dareidiom
- false alarm
- heads-up
- slip
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lipidiom
- tip
- tipsomeoneoff
- trigger warning
- ultimatum
- wait
- warning
- yellow card
screamernoun[C](VIDEO)
aninternetvideothatpretendsto be animage,game,test, etc. but isintendedtofrightenorshockyouunexpectedly:
How can youavoidscreamers onYouTube?
Screamers areuploadedto asitebypranksters, and they can be bothsurprisingandupsetting.
Describing things that cause fear
- awesome
- awesomely
- awesomeness
- bloodcurdling
- chilling
- creepy
- dread
- dreaded
- fearsome
- fearsomely
- frightening
- horrible
- intimidating
- scary
- spine-chilling
- spine-tingling
- terrifyingly
- traumatic
- traumatically
- white-knuckle
screamernoun[C](EXCELLENT THING)
informal
something that isextremelygood:
It's anabsolutescreamer of adeal.
MycurrentcomputerwasbuiltinMarch2009 but it's still a screamer.
informalmainlyUK
a very goodshotorkick,especiallyone that ishithard and thattravelsalongdistance, or agoal, etc. that isscoredfrom such ashot:
Hefinishedoff bydivingway to hisleftandcatchinga screamer.
Unitedscoredanabsolutescreamer.
Good and excellent things
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced breadidiom
- beatification
- beaut
- beauty
- blinder
- flagship
- grouse
- high-end
- hot shit
- humdinger
- jewel
- jim-dandy
- peach
- primo
- pull factor
- queen
- the jewel in the crownidiom
- the real deal
- the Rolls-Royce ofsomethingidiom
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screamernoun[C](HEADLINE)
mainlyUS
a verylargenewspaperheadline(=title),especiallyone that says somethingshocking:
Thetabloidsmake everyheadlinea screamer.
Thenewspaperindustrydependson "interactivity" withreadersratherthandailyscreamerheadlinesandscandal.
Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
- advertorial
- advice column
- advice columnist
- agony column
- agony uncle
- comic strip
- cover story
- dateline
- double-page
- double-page spread
- editorial
- leader
- masthead
- obituary
- op-ed
- personal column
- press cutting
- problem page
- splash
- spread