Meanings
plural shriekers
- One who shrieks.
From Nine Inch Nails to Korn, shriekers earned a place in overground rock 'n' roll, and the tradition continues today.
2004 December 13, Kelefa Sanneh, “Once Upon a Time, There Was This Really Loud Band”, in The New York Times1 more example
But, he insisted, he was neither a “Union Saver” nor a “freedom shrieker.” He rejected all high-flown rationalizations for the war effort — “to hell with the devilish twaddle about freedom.”
2014 October 17, Daniel W. Crofts, “What Union Soldiers Thought About the Civil War”, in The New York Times
Origin
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shrieker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrieker
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