Crossword clues for croaker
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sciaenoid \Sci*[ae]"noid\, a. [L. sci[ae]na a kind of fish (fr. Gr. ?) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Sci[ae]nid[ae], a family of carnivorous marine fishes which includes the meagre ( Sciaena umbra or Sciaena aquila), and fish of the drum and croaker families. The croaker is so called because it may make a croaking noise by use of its bladder; the Atlantic croaker ( Micropogonias undulatus, formerly Micropogon undulatus) and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and the kingfish is a drum.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"prophet of evil," 1630s, agent noun from croak (v.); a reference to the raven (compare Middle English crake "a raven," early 14c., from Old Norse kraka "crow," of imitative origin).
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who croaks. 2 A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer.
WordNet
n. the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.
any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
Wikipedia
Croaker can mean
- another name for Sciaenidae
- Croaker, Virginia
- USS Croaker (SS-246)
Usage examples of "croaker".
LUKE and Marxia, with Cleed - otherwise Croaker - were waiting somewhere in the darkness.
INSIDE the little tent, Cleed was talking in the growl that characterized Croaker Zinn.
Off beyond one of the Ten-in-One trucks, Cleed - otherwise Croaker Zinn - was saying the same words to Luke, the tattooed man.
A glower was showing on the pasty face of the so-called Cleed as Croaker studied a list that Luke had handed him.
In the languid fashion of Cleed, Croaker Zinn arose to follow the owner of the Ten-in-One.
You meet an old-time Schmecker, a larcenous hospital attendant, a writing croaker.
Itinerant short con and carny hyp men have burned down the croakers of Texas.
I have Lily moved into a private room, and get her all the nurses the law allows, and the best croakers in Montreal, and flowers, and one thing and another, but one of the medicos tells me it is even money she will not last three weeks, and 7 to 5 she does not go a month.
Croaker used his right hand to grab Bennie by the back of his shirt collar, hauling backward.
Croaker said, recalling Bennie's description of Sonia as a pearl in an oyster.
Croaker could see no sign of footprints, but at one point he got down on one knee to show Bennie what appeared to be a run of parallel lines bruising the wet and glistening grass.
From some corner came a half-hearted "Olé," bespeaking in the far dark Croaker.
In the branches of a nearby bush, a croaker bir d suddenly cawed loudly.
An image of a croaker bird came to my mind, wings extended and neck shot out as it cawed at me.
One of the croakers spread his wide black wings in alarm and cawed again.