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croaker
English
Etymology
croak +? -er
Pronunciation
Noun
croaker (plural croakers)
- One who croaks.
- (dated) A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer.
- 1869, Frederick Douglass, "Our Composite Nationality"
- It is thought by many, and said by some, that this Republic has already seen its best days; that the historian may now write the story of its decline and fall. Two classes of men are just now especially afflicted with such forebodings. The first are those who are croakers by nature – the men who have a taste for funerals, and especially national funerals. They never see the bright side of anything, and probably never will.
- 1869, Frederick Douglass, "Our Composite Nationality"
- (colloquial) A frog. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- A fish in the family Sciaenidae, known for the throbbing sounds they make.
- (slang) A doctor.
- Around 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
- "Lungs," said McGuire comprehensively. "I got it. The croaker says I'll come to time for six months longer—maybe a year if I hold my gait.
- Around 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
Derived terms
croaker From the web:
- croaker meaning
- what is croaker fish
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- what do croaker fish eat
- what do crickets eat
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queenfish
English
Etymology
queen +? fish
Noun
queenfish (plural queenfishes or queenfish)
- Seriphus politus, a North American croaker with elongated body and large mouth.
- Any fish in the genus Scomberoides
queenfish From the web:
- what do queen fish eat
- what do queen angelfish eat
- what do lady fish eat
- is queen fish good to eat
- will a terrapin eat my fish
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