/skree"meuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that screams.
2. Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like.
3. Print. Slang. an exclamation point.
4. Journalism.
a. a sensational headline.
b. banner (def. 7). Cf. scarehead .
5. Baseball Slang. an extremely hard-hit line drive.
6. Ornith. any of several South American birds of the family Anhimidae, having a harsh, trumpeting call. Cf. horned screamer .
[ 1705-15; SCREAM + -ER 1 ]