croaker

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈkɹoʊkɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who or something that makes a croaking sound.
  2. Any of certain fish in the family Sciaenidae, known for the throbbing sounds they make.
  3. A frog. informal
    — Frogs are also sensitive to vibrations through the ground, a footfall usually being sufficient to instil silence in a pond full of croakers.
  4. A doctor. slang
    — "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.[…]"
  5. One who will soon die; a goner. slang
    — Mrs. Burke had […] bought a bottle […] to comfort him in his dying struggles (she was sure he must be a 'croaker').
  6. A vocal pessimist, grumbler, or doomsayer. dated
    — There are croakers in every country, always boding its ruin.

词形变化

croakers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Atlantic croaker croakerlike geelbeck croaker kingcroaker nibe croaker spot croaker spotfin croaker white croaker yellowfin croaker

词源

Etymology tree
English croak
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English croaker
From croak + -er.
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