squaller en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From squall + -er.
Meanings
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One who squalls; a crier, complainer, or bad singer.
A conviction of Bedlam broken loose scattered Bradly's wits. Edmund circled the uproar with hackles up, craving a signal from Bradly to nip this old squaller by her broomstick legs. Cora kept edging off, her frown dark with impotent rebellion.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 200:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| squallers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |