scream|er

scream|er «SKREE muhr», noun.

1. a person or thing that screams.

2. any one of a group of aquatic South American birds that are about the size of a swan and have a loud cry. Screamers have long unwebbed toes, sharp spurs on the wings, and a layer of air-filled cells under the skin.

3. a) a headline in very large type across the page. b) an exclamation point.

4. Slang. a) an exceptional person, animal, or thing: »

[Her] whirlwind tour of the dress racks was punctuated by such remarks as “That's a screamer”…while she discarded the dresses of overbold and too-subtle patterns (New York Times).

b) a very thrilling or funny story.

5. Slang. a) a very long shot in golf. b) a hard-hit ball in baseball: »

to hit a screamer deep to the outfield.