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shrieker

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Etymology

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From shriek +‎ -er.

Noun

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shrieker (plural shriekers)

  1. One who shrieks.
    • 2004 December 13, Kelefa Sanneh, “Once Upon a Time, There Was This Really Loud Band”, in The New York Times[1]:
      From Nine Inch Nails to Korn, shriekers earned a place in overground rock 'n' roll, and the tradition continues today.
    • 2014 October 17, Daniel W. Crofts, “What Union Soldiers Thought About the Civil War”, in The New York Times[2]:
      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.”