croaker
croak·er
noun \ˈkrō-kər\Definition of CROAKER
1
: an animal (as a frog) that croaks
2
: any of various fishes and especially the drums that produce croaking, drumming, or grunting noises
3
slang : doctor
Examples of CROAKER
- <she becomes a real croaker when she's overtired>
- <ever more ornery as he grew older, he swore that he didn't need some croaker telling him that smoking was bad for his health>
First Known Use of CROAKER
1648
Related to CROAKER
Synonyms: bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, grouch, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
Antonyms: nondoctor, nonphysician
Related Words: hunks; malcontent, sorehead; grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport; defeatist, pessimist; faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner; crock [slang], hypochondriac
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