screamer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
    bellower; bawler; yeller; roarer; shouter; screecher.
  2. noun a sensational newspaper headline
  3. noun gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
  4. noun a very hard hit ball
    scorcher.

WordNet

Scream"er noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidæ, and the suborder Palamedeæ. 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.

Webster 1913