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
Amad scored a screamer after dancing through challenges.
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Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
Our senior captain Fernando Torres, had a good scoring chance but we were called offsides and Zeke Munoz hit a screamer from 30 yards out that hit the post and ricocheted out.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In fact the Brighton midfielder very nearly scored a similar screamer in the first half.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
No goalkeeper in the world would have stopped Bradley Ibrahim’s 25-yard screamer for Crawley earlier this month.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
Our senior captain Fernando Torres, had a good scoring chance but we were called offsides and Zeke Munoz hit a screamer from 30 yards out that hit the post and ricocheted out.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In fact the Brighton midfielder very nearly scored a similar screamer in the first half.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
No goalkeeper in the world would have stopped Bradley Ibrahim’s 25-yard screamer for Crawley earlier this month.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Screamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screamer. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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