squawker
English
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Noun
[edit]squawker (plural squawkers)
- Something that squawks.
- A person who complains or protests noisily.
- 2001, Max Rubin, Comp City: A Guide to Free Casino Vacations, page 185:
- The bosses grow weary of the scammers and squawkers and conclude that they're all a big nuisance.
- (slang) An informant; a stool pigeon.
- A loudspeaker used for frequencies intermediate between those of a woofer and a tweeter.
- (slang) The radio used in police vehicles to keep in contact with headquarters.