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screamer

screamer

1 7.9
A shocking newspaper headline to get attention
  • noun
  • /ˈskrimər/
  • Literature
translation icon : titular sensacionalista
  • RAVE! was the headline in screamer type and in a fancy font that was barely legible.

Examples

  • Know any good screamers?

    Blow Out (1981)

  • At the moment, Abdullah and Patterson are in the middle of a screamer—first one of them walking away, then coming back, then the other doing the same.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • and it's gonna be a screamer, guarantee it!

    The Night Flier (1997)

  • THAT'S A REAL SCREAMER.

    When Time Ran Out... (1980)

  • The newspaper's front page featured a bold screamer that read, 'ALIENS LAND IN CENTRAL PARK!'

  • With a screamer like 'MYSTERY BOX DELIVERED TO THE PRESIDENT,' the tabloid immediately caught everyone's attention.

  • The latest issue of the magazine had a screamer that proclaimed, 'THIS SECRET WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!'

Synonyms

bombshell
vsscreamer
  • Literature
56 6.1

A piece of news that is very surprising and shocks people

serves as a short eye-catching line instead of the news item
shocker
vsscreamer
22 5.3

An event or piece of news that surprises people very much

is a short attention-grabbing line about something surprising
sensational story
vsscreamer
  • Literature
2 4.3

A news article that shocks or excites people by making events seem bigger than they are

gives a short attention-grabbing line rather than a full article
trendbait headline
vsscreamer
  • Jargon
8.2

A news title made to get attention using popular topics

focuses on shock or sensational language to draw attention

Compounds

crested screamer
  • Specialized
9.9

A large South American bird with a feathery crest that lives in marshes

horned screamer
9.9

A large South American bird with a horn on its forehead and very loud calls

How Sensational

screamer
  • Literature
1 7.9
sensational story
  • Literature
2 4.3
to headline
  • Literature
9 2.8

Surface Forms

screamer singular
screamers plural

Morphology

screamer = scream (semi-transparent) = scream + er

Derived metaphorically from 'scream' to mean something that figuratively 'screams' for attention (a sensational headline).

Etymology

Screamer comes from the verb scream ('to cry out for attention') with the ending -er, so it means something that 'screams' for notice. A newspaper 'screamer' is a shocking headline made to grab readers.