Atlantic croaker
see under (def 2).
a person or thing that .
any of several sciaenoid fishes that make a noise, especially micropogonias undulatus (atlantic croaker) found off the atlantic coast of the southern u.s.
a person who grumbles or forebodes evil.
slang. .
noun
an animal, bird, etc, that croaks
any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as umbrina roncador (yellowfin croaker), that utter croaking noises
a grumbling person
n.
“prophet of evil,” 1630s, agent noun from croak (v.); a reference to the raven (cf. middle english crake “a raven,” early 14c., from old norse kraka “crow,” of imitative origin).
noun
a physician: don’t say ”croaker,” say ”doctor” (1859+)
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