Noun: squeaker skwee-ku(r)
- Any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
"those sneakers are squeakers"; "which hinge is the squeaker?"
- Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
"The hiker's rescue from the avalanche was a squeaker";
- close call, close shave, squeak, narrow escape
Derived forms: squeakers
Type of: accomplishment, achievement, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Squeaker, The