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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That includes asking questions from both the patient’s and doctor’s perspective.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Many of those mothers might otherwise have arrived at the emergency room in labor without ever seeing a doctor.—
Shane Strum,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the 1970s and 80s transformed a stretch of run-down shops into a vibrant commercial district, and their children entered Oklahoma’s mainstream as judges, physicians, attorneys and business owners.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
18 Feb. 2026
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Thomas More Society filed the complaint on behalf of pregnancy centers and physicians who cannot in good conscience comply.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Croaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaker. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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