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   screamer

   /ˈskriːmə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that makes a screaming sound: "the screamer's screams choked off into a gurgling sob"
   • 2. a thing remarkable for speed or impact: informal "he won a screamer of a 500 cc final"
   • ▪ an extremely fast ball or shot: "he sent two screamers past the Oxford goalkeeper"
   • ▪ a sensational or very large headline: US "his death caused a front-page screamer"
   • ▪ a thing that causes screams of laughter: dated "the first time the play was performed it was a screamer"
   • 3. a large goose-like South American waterbird with a short bill, a sharp bony spur on each wing, and a harsh honking call.

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