Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Agent noun of screech; one who or that which screeches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: agent, form-of
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noun
A bird of the former category Picariae, distinguished from the songbirds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
A bird, the common swift, Apus apus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, shouter, yeller
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Broader terms: communicator
Narrower terms: crier
History
From screech + -er.
