screamer

noun

scream·​er ˈskrē-mər 

1

: one that screams

2

: any of a small family (Anhimidae) of South American wetland birds having a large body, long legs, and spurred wings

3

: a sensationally startling headline

Examples of screamer in a Sentence

The batter hit a screamer right at the shortstop.

She kicked a screamer into the net.

My last computer was pretty fast, but this one's a real screamer.

Don't startle her—she's a screamer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Scoring a screamer in a friendly against Real Madrid, Fermin hasn’t looked back since and continued to blossom under Xavi’s successor Flick with protagonist performances against Bayern Munich in the Champions League among others. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025

Loud screamers aren't the only kind of toxic co-workers and supervisors. —CBS News, 15 May 2025

From some angles in videos of this screamer, Bright seems to have thumped her pass into the no-man’s land of Spurs’ defence. —The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Despite that security, Forest remain keen to agree a longer-term deal with Aina making 30 Premier League starts this season and scoring two goals — including a screamer of a strike in the 3-0 win over West Ham at the City Ground last November. —Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for screamer

• beamer
• creamer
• dreamer
• femur
• lemur
• reamer
• schemer
• steamer
• streamer
• redeemer