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

1. <she becomes a real croaker when she's overtired>
2. <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

Near Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna; happy camper

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Rhymes with CROAKER

broker, choker, joker, ocher, poker, soaker, smoker, stoker, stroker