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squeaker

squeaker

1 7.0
A thing that makes a short high sound when you use it
  • noun
  • /ˈskwiːkər/
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  • Mr. Shark looked in the toy box and found me an extra squeaker.

And then I got him this squeaker toy cake slice with a candle on it.

Examples

  • - Why don't you take a squeaker with you?

    This Happy Breed (1944)

  • Yeah, well, I better not hear about anybody else touching your squeaker.

    Return to Me (2000)

  • A squeaker would not be as suspicious as a much larger win in purple areas.

    Blog text (28)

  • And then I got him this squeaker toy cake slice with a candle on it.

    Molly Burke

  • We switched from a bag of egg noodles to a clean stuffed dog toy with a squeaker.

    Blog text (12)

  • The puppy loved the squeaker inside his new toy, and he played with it all afternoon.

  • She pressed the squeaker and it made a loud noise that surprised everyone at the party.

  • Whenever the dog finds a toy with a squeaker, he becomes overly excited and won't stop playing.

How High-Pitched

siren
259 2.9
whistle
56 1.0
squeaker
1 7.0
bell
221 1.0
to rattle
151 2.2

Surface Forms

squeaker singular
squeakers plural

Morphology

squeaker = squeak (transparent) = squeak + er

A straightforward agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'squeak'; the meaning 'an object that makes a squeak' follows regular English derivation rules.

Etymology

The word squeaker comes from the small, sharp sound squeak, a word that copies a high noise. So a squeaker is literally something that 'squeaks'—a little thing that makes a high, sharp sound.