Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which squawks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun someone or something who/that
squawks - noun a person who complains or protests noisily
- noun a
loudspeaker used forfrequencies intermediate between those of awoofer and atweeter
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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Examples
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In a classic example of American culture, the caption of the YouTube video heaping ridicule on this deluded squawker (are you sure it's not you?) misspelled loser.
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She's no LuPone, and her talent is only really shocking if you've already counted her out as a squawker on account of her granny hairdo and pre-fame Julia Roberts eyebrows.
"Susan Boyle: What's the big deal?" Ann Althouse 2009
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Zach, who moonlights as the lead squawker for Jerusalem veteran punk act Weird Chicken, has his own ethical interest in not exploiting the love of music.
Rash Gash Aims to Expand Guitar Market in Israel | Jewschool 2007
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Also, I can't help but note your status as squawker.
Eric Alterman contemplates whether he has "the typical liberal tendency toward fascism." Ann Althouse 2007
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I had decided on the latter, remembering Uncle Steve's advice never to volunteer, and was letting down my bunk, when the squawker boomed: "T.P. Bartlett, special communicator, report to the Relativist!"
Time For The Stars Heinlein, Robert A. 1956
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'A – a squawker, 'says Addie, and the poor thing got a black mark for it.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage: or, The Play That Took the Prize 1914
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As to his voice -- well, he is a genuine squawker.
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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BBC squawker Jonathan Pearce has apparently been passed over for the gig as Auntie's top football commentator, and it might be a good job if his blog on the Beeb website is anything to go by.
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She's no LuPone, and her talent is only really shocking if you've already counted her out as a squawker on account of her granny hairdo and pre-fame Julia Roberts eyebrows.
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She's no LuPone, and her talent is only really shocking if you've already counted her out as a squawker on account of her granny hairdo and pre-fame Julia Roberts eyebrows.
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