screamer
nounUK /ˈskriːmə/
US /ˈskriːmər/
A screamer is someone or something that makes a very loud, high cry.
The little screamer woke up the whole house with his loud cries.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A very funny person or joke.
That comedian is a real screamer—everyone was laughing.
3. A scary movie or story meant to make people jump.
We watched a classic screamer about a haunted house.
4. A sensational headline in a newspaper.
The tabloid ran a screamer about the celebrity wedding.
5. A bird with a loud call, such as the screaming piha.
The screamer's call echoed through the forest.