shrieker

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noun

One who shrieks.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounshrieker (plural shriekers)

plural shriekers

  1. 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 Times
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    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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APA

shrieker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrieker

MLA

“shrieker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrieker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrieker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrieker.

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