'Screamer' definitions:
Definition of 'screamer'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Screamer'
From: GCIDE
- Screamer \Scream"er\ (skr[=e]m"[~e]r), n. (Zool.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'screamer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- banner,
- banner head,
- bloomer,
- blooper,
- bobble,
- bonehead play,
- boner,
- boo-boo,
- boob stunt,
- boot,
- caption,
- drop head,
- dropline,
- dumb trick,
- epigraph,
- fool mistake,
- foozle,
- foul-up,
- goof,
- hanger,
- head,
- heading,
- headline,
- howler,
- jump head,
- legend,
- louse-up,
- motto,
- muck-up,
- overline,
- pratfall,
- rubric,
- running head,
- running title,
- scarehead,
- screw-up,
- spread,
- spreadhead,
- streamer,
- subhead,
- subheading,
- subtitle,
- superscription,
- title,
- title page