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Definition of Croaker
1. Noun. The lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S..
2. Noun. Any of several fishes that make a croaking noise.
Specialized synonyms: Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus, Surf Fish, Surffish, Umbrina Roncador, Yellowfin Croaker, Chenfish, Genyonemus Lineatus, Kingfish, White Croaker, Queenfish, Seriphus Politus, White Croaker
Derivative terms: Croak
Definition of Croaker
1. n. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.
Definition of Croaker
1. Noun. One who croaks ¹
2. Noun. A vocal pessimist, grumbler, doomsayer. ¹
3. Noun. A frog ¹
4. Noun. A fish in the family ''Sciaenidae'', known for the throbbing sounds they make. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Croaker
1. one that croaks [n -S] - See also: croaks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croaker
Literary usage of Croaker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1856)
"Is a new movement proposed in tlie city, the croaker spreads his palms and ...
If A fails for a couple 'of thousand dollars, the croaker goes sniveling ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"On the other hand, Shuter proved inimitable in the part of croaker, while Woodward
was almost equally good as the charlatan Lofty. The success of the piece, ..."
3. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Howard Mumford Jones, George Wiley Sherburn, Frank Martindale Webster (1918)
"TO croaker, JUNIOR Your hand, my dear Junior! we're all in a flame To see a few
more of your flashes; The croakers forever! I'm proud of the name— But, ..."
4. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Howard Mumford Jones, George Wiley Sherburn, Frank Martindale Webster (1918)
"FROM THE "croaker PAPERS,''1 BY DRAKE AND HALLECK (The text and notes for ...
TO croaker, JUNIOR Your hand, my dear Junior! we're all in a flame To see a ..."
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