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Yiddish
Etymology
שרײַען (shrayen) + ־ער (-er). Compare German Schreier.
Pronunciation
Noun
שרײַער • (shrayer) m, plural שרײַערס (shrayers), feminine שרײַערין (shrayerin)
- screamer, shouter, yeller
- howler monkey
- Synonym: שרײַמאַלפּע (shraymalpe)
- (derogatory) loudmouth
- Synonyms: שרײַמאַלפּע (shraymalpe), טומלער (tumler)
Derived terms
References
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “loudmouth”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN