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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCRE'AMER, n. A fowl, or genus of fowls, of the grallic order, of two species, natives of America.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller]
2: a sensational newspaper headline
3: gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
4: a very hard hit ball [syn: scorcher, screamer]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1712 1. one that screams 2. any of a small family (Anhimidae) of South American wetland birds having a large body, long legs, and spurred wings 3. a sensationally startling headline

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person or thing that screams. 2 any S. American goose-like bird of the family Anhimidae, frequenting marshland and having a characteristic shrill cry. 3 colloq. a tale that raises screams of laughter. 4 US colloq. a sensational headline.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Screamer Scream"er, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimid[ae], and the suborder Palamede[ae]. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Screamer Scream"er, n. 1. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy. [Slang] 2. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]

Moby Thesaurus

banner, banner head, bloomer, blooper, bobble, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot, caption, drop head, dropline, dumb trick, epigraph, fool mistake, foozle, foul-up, goof, hanger, head, heading, headline, howler, jump head, legend, louse-up, motto, muck-up, overline, pratfall, rubric, running head, running title, scarehead, screw-up, spread, spreadhead, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle, superscription, title, title page