שרײַער

Yiddish

Etymology

שרײַען (shrayen) +‎ ־ער (-er). Compare German Schreier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃraɪ̯ər/

Noun

שרײַער • (shrayer) m, plural שרײַערס (shrayers), feminine שרײַערין (shrayerin)

1. screamer, shouter, yeller
2. howler monkey

   Synonym: שרײַמאַלפּע (shraymalpe)

3. (derogatory) loudmouth

   Synonyms: שרײַמאַלפּע (shraymalpe), טומלער (tumler)

Derived terms

• הוראַ־שרײַער (hura-shrayer)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “loudmouth”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN