creaker

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UK/kɹiːkə/US/kɹikɚ/US, Appalachia/kɹɪkɚ/

noun

One who, or that which, creaks.

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Meanings

creaker1

nouncreaker (plural creakers)

plural creakers

  1. One who, or that which, creaks.

    […] the bed was a creaker, and the kitchen was inhabited by a large colony of busy roaches […]

    2004, Jack Nichols, The Tomcat Chronicles, page 186

creaker2

nouncreaker (plural creakers)

plural creakers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of krieker (“pectoral sandpiper”).

Origin

From creak + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with creaker

speakerseekersneakerbeakerstreakersqueakerhelp-seekerkrieker
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Sounds the same

creekercreeker
Cite this entry
APA

creaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaker

MLA

“creaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaker.

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