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

Before each scream, screamers ball up each slip of paper and toss it into the lake then scream. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

San Diego broke a 304-minute scoreless streak in the 85th minute, when Makenzy Robbe blasted home a screamer to put them up 1-0. —Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

The warnings started showing up unexpectedly in the end-credits crawl of several major movies this summer: all-caps screamers listed just beneath the usual Hollywood legalese cautioning against unauthorized copying, distribution, or exhibition. —Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

The 24-year-old can also unleash a bullet with her left foot, as demonstrated by her screamer against Wales in 2021, her first goal for France. —Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 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