croakers

noun

plural of croaker
1
as in physicians
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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2
as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person she becomes a real croaker when she's overtired

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Recent Examples of croakers The other key differences between the new species and other croakers lie within the body. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
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  1. physicians
  2. crabs
  3. doctors
  4. complainers
  5. bears
Noun
  • In Uganda, for example, Kerry says that her group has partnered with the Ministry of Health to build up emergency medicine by training 30 emergency medicine physicians.
    — Diane Cole, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The film centers on three American physicians – one Jewish, one Muslim, and one Zoroastrian – who volunteered their expertise in Gaza to treat Palestinian children severely wounded by Israeli armaments.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of physicians
Noun
  • One employee pulls out crabs with a small net before letting a customer take their pick of the lot.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement On the other side of the continent, in 2020, the first green crabs were detected on Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of crabs
Noun
  • The arrangement also permitted Cuba to pay for some of the oil by sending doctors, athletic trainers, engineers, and other specialists to Venezuela, marking a significant step in the growing political and economic alliance between the two countries.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The most egregious perpetrators of fraud in the industry were corrupt doctors who were paid by patients to send insurance companies medical examination reports that omitted unfavorable findings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of doctors
Noun
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of complainers
Noun
  • And Winnie-the-Pooh continues to sit, in a thoughtful sort of way, which is what very old bears in very nice glass cases mostly do.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His high-fashion clowns, bears and other quirks always deliver.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of bears

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“Croakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croakers. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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