1. Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
   "The screamer could be heard above the din of the crowd";
   - roarer, bawler, bellower, screecher, shouter, yeller
    
2. A sensational newspaper headline
   "The tabloid's screamer announced a celebrity scandal"
    
3. A very hard hit ball
   "The batter's screamer down the third base line was barely foul";
   - scorcher
    
4. Gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
   "The screamer's loud call echoed across the wetlands"

Derived forms: screamers

Type of: communicator, headline, hit, hitting, newspaper headline, striking, water bird, waterbird, waterfowl

Part of: Anhimidae, family Anhimidae

Encyclopedia: Screamer, Tennessee