Croaker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹoʊkɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Croaker is a noun meaning Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
Meaning
Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
More Meanings
- Any of certain fish in the family Sciaenidae, known for the throbbing sounds they make.
- (informal) A frog.
- (slang) A doctor.
- (slang) One who will soon die; a goner.
- (dated) A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer.
Example Sentences
There are croakers in every country, always boding its ruin.
Mrs. Burke had […] bought a bottle […] to comfort him in his dying struggles (she was sure he must be a 'croaker').
He located a doctor in Brooklyn who was a writing fool. This croaker would go three scripts a day for as high as thirty tablets a script.
Frogs are also sensitive to vibrations through the ground, a footfall usually being sufficient to instil silence in a pond full of croakers.
Word Forms
- croakers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include croaking, creaker, croak, croakiness, cackler, chirruper.
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