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Croaker

//ˈkɹoʊkɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
  2. 2
    any of several fishes that make a croaking noise wordnet
  3. 3
    A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer. dated

    "There are croakers in every country, always boding its ruin."

  4. 4
    the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S. wordnet
  5. 5
    A frog. colloquial

    "Frogs are also sensitive to vibrations through the ground, a footfall usually being sufficient to instil silence in a pond full of croakers."

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  1. 6
    Any of certain fish in the family Sciaenidae, known for the throbbing sounds they make.
  2. 7
    A doctor. slang

    ""Lungs," said McGuire comprehensively. "I got it. The croaker says I'll come to time for four months longer—maybe six if I hold my gait.[…]""

  3. 8
    One who will soon die; a goner. slang

    "Mrs. Burke had […] bought a bottle […] to comfort him in his dying struggles (she was sure he must be a 'croaker')."

Etymology

From croak + -er.

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