SQUEAKER

squeaker

(noun) any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; “those sneakers are squeakers”; “which hinge is the squeaker?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

squeaker (plural squeakers)

One who or that which squeaks.

(internet slang) A young user on a voice chat system who has a high-pitched voice.

A party toy that uncoils with a squeaking sound when blown; a party puffer.

(slang) An informer.

(US) A game or election won by a narrow margin.

An animal that squeaks.

The Australian grey crow-shrike or grey currawong (Strepera versicolor plumbea).

Arthroleptidae, a frog family.

Synodontis, a catfish genus.

A young bird; a cheeper.

A squab or young domestic pigeon still in the nest.

(slang) An act of flatulence; a fart.

Source: Wiktionary


Squeak"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, squeaks.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The Australian gray crow shrile (Strepera anaphonesis); -- so called from its note.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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