1
: one that screams
2
: any of a small family (Anhimidae) of South American wetland birds having a large body, long legs, and spurred wings
3
: a sensationally startling headline
Examples of screamer in a Sentence
The batter hit a screamer right at the shortstop.
She kicked a screamer into the net.
My last computer was pretty fast, but this one's a real screamer.
Don't startle her—she's a screamer.
Recent Examples on the Web
In fact the Brighton midfielder very nearly scored a similar screamer in the first half.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
No goalkeeper in the world would have stopped Bradley Ibrahim’s 25-yard screamer for Crawley earlier this month.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
In a similar fashion to last May’s free kick at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park against LAFC, Mihailovic tucked a screamer into the top left corner of Hugo Lloris’ goal to push the game to 2-0.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
This leaves one final question: who’s the biggest screamer?
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
No goalkeeper in the world would have stopped Bradley Ibrahim’s 25-yard screamer for Crawley earlier this month.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
In a similar fashion to last May’s free kick at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park against LAFC, Mihailovic tucked a screamer into the top left corner of Hugo Lloris’ goal to push the game to 2-0.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
This leaves one final question: who’s the biggest screamer?
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Screamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screamer. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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