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croaker

croak·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kroh-ker]
    • /ˈkroʊ kər/
    • /ˈkrəʊkə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroh-ker]
    • /ˈkroʊ kər/

Definitions of croaker word

  • noun croaker an animal, bird, etc, that croaks 3
  • noun croaker any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Umbrina roncador (yellowfin croaker), that utter croaking noises 3
  • noun croaker a grumbling person 3
  • noun croaker an animal that croaks 3
  • noun croaker any of various drum fishes that make croaking or grunting sounds 3
  • noun croaker a person who talks dismally or foretells evil 3

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Origin of croaker

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; croak + -er1

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Parts of speech for Croaker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

croaker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for croaker

noun croaker

  • toad — any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
  • bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
  • caecilian — any tropical limbless cylindrical amphibian of the order Apoda (or Gymnophiona), resembling earthworms and inhabiting moist soil
  • polliwog — a tadpole.

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