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croaker

/ˈkɹoʊkɚ/ US

noun croakers

Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
Any of certain fish in the family Sciaenidae, known for the throbbing sounds they make.
informal A frog. Frogs are also sensitive to vibrations through the ground, a footfall usually being sufficient to instil silence in a pond full of croakers.
slang A doctor. "Lungs," said McGuire comprehensively. "I got it. The croaker says I'll come to time for four months longer—maybe six if I hold my gait.[…]"
slang One who will soon die; a goner. Mrs. Burke had […] bought a bottle […] to comfort him in his dying struggles (she was sure he must be a 'croaker').
dated A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer. There are croakers in every country, always boding its ruin.

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@misc{croaker_2026,
  title = {croaker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/croaker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}