as in doctor
slang
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
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
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Recent Examples of croaker
In the end, nothing more exciting than some shad and small croaker hit the planks that day, according to Jennette’s.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
Choose from croaker, flounder, perch or whiting on a bun with tartar sauce.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The restaurant delivers diners sophisticated dishes like duck and yellow croaker ceviche.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024
Do not believe these croakers but give the lie to their dismal croaking by showing by our actions that the vigor and vitality of our race is unimpaired and that our determination is to uphold the empire . . .
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
Choose from croaker, flounder, perch or whiting on a bun with tartar sauce.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The restaurant delivers diners sophisticated dishes like duck and yellow croaker ceviche.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024
Do not believe these croakers but give the lie to their dismal croaking by showing by our actions that the vigor and vitality of our race is unimpaired and that our determination is to uphold the empire . . .
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaker
Noun
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The next morning, doctors noted that his tongue had become swollen, DHS said.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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While some doctors had already been recommending levels below 100 or 70 mg/dL for intermediate and high risk, respectively, the new recommendation to get LDL down to 55 mg/dL for people at very high risk is new and more aggressive.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sawant, the owner of the testing company — and a proponent of leucovorin — fears that some physicians may interpret the FDA’s announcement as a reason to stop prescribing leucovorin.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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There are some instances when AI excels at identifying medical issues — in some studies, large language models have sometimes matched or even outperformed physicians on diagnostic reasoning tasks.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Croaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaker. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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