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
Khang pulled a fairway wood and launched a low screamer through the trees.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The abuse was picked up by mobile phones and television operators that covered the match, and appeared to take place as Lamine celebrated a screamer on his supposedly weaker right foot by turning his back to the home crowd and pointing to the name emblazoned across his Blaugrana shirt.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The abuse was picked up by mobile phones and television operators that covered the match, and appeared to take place as Lamine celebrated a screamer on his supposedly weaker right foot by turning his back to the home crowd and pointing to the name emblazoned across his Blaugrana shirt.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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
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“Screamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screamer. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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