Meaning & use
croaker
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A fish, especially of the drum family, that produces a croaking or grunting sound.
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The fishermen hauled in several croakers along the muddy riverbank.
Croakers are named for the low, drumming sound they make with muscles near their swim bladder.
A note on using this word
Croaker is also an old-fashioned informal word for a habitual complainer or pessimist, a much rarer usage than the fish sense.
Another way to use it
2. noun
Informal and dated: a habitual complainer or pessimist.
He's such a croaker, always sure the plan will fail.
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