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shrieker en · NOUN

Etymology

From shriek + -er.

Meanings

1. One who shrieks.
   • From Nine Inch Nails to Korn, shriekers earned a place in overground rock 'n' roll, and the tradition continues today. 2004 December 13, Kelefa Sanneh, “Once Upon a Time, There Was This Really Loud Band”, in The New York Times:
   • But, he insisted, he was neither a “Union Saver” nor a “freedom shrieker.” He rejected all high-flown rationalizations for the war effort — “to hell with the devilish twaddle about freedom.” 2014 October 17, Daniel W. Crofts, “What Union Soldiers Thought About the Civil War”, in The New York Times:

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