# screamer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɹimɚ/ · frequency rank #44,476

## Definitions
1. One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.
2. Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.
3. A healthy, vigorous animal.
4. A healthy, vigorous person.
5. Something exceptionally good.
6. A difficult catch.
7. A very hard hit.
8. A particularly high mark (clean catch of a kicked ball).
9. A powerful shot.
10. A very large wave.
11. A march played at a circus to enliven the crowd.
12. A video that unexpectedly frightens the viewer by cutting to a loud scream and disturbing image.
13. An effeminate gay man; a man who is obviously homosexual.
14. A bouncer.
15. An exclamation mark.
16. A large, attention-getting headline.
17. A person who is extremely loud and boisterous during sexual intercourse.

## Etymology
From scream + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **steamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/screamer-vs-steamer)
- **streamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/screamer-vs-streamed)
- **streamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/screamer-vs-streamer)
- **spreader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/screamer-vs-spreader)
- **scream** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scream-vs-screamer)
- **scraper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scraper-vs-screamer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`csreamer`, `sccreamer`, `sceramer`, `scraemer`, `screaemr`, `screamerr`, `screammer`, `screamre`, `scremaer`, `scrreamer`, `srceamer`, `sscreamer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/screamer