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squeaker

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskwiː.kə/ / /ˈskwi.kəɹ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English squeak 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 squeaker From squeak + -er.

  1. One who or that which squeaks.
  2. One who or that which squeaks.
  3. One who or that which squeaks.

    “Then there are the giant mice on two legs, that keep cruel monsters to eat you up, and lay traps for innocent little squeakers like yourselves.”

  4. One who or that which squeaks.
  5. One who or that which squeaks.
  6. One who or that which squeaks.
  7. One who or that which squeaks.
  8. One who or that which squeaks.
  9. One who or that which squeaks.

    “[…] A break from the routine of mundanity made the 40-year-old from Sivakasi revisit a childhood memory revolving a squeaker that was gifted to him by a relative. He recalls looking after the bird for a few years until he couldn’t do it anymore. The recollection set free the joy in the aviary of his heart after three decades and he settled on rearing his feathered friends thereafter.”

  10. An informer.
  11. A game or election won by a narrow margin.

    “I mentioned that you correctly predicted nine of the last 10 presidential election outcomes, save one, in 2000 when George W. Bush defeated Al Gore, and that was a squeaker.”

  12. An act of flatulence; a fart.

    “He sat down, let out a squeaker, and then unloaded his entire wedding breakfast into the pan. Cheers buddy. Nothing kills a moment of nostalgia better than a fat man using the shithouse.”

  13. A child, especially an illegitimate one.