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Meaning of "croaker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROAKER

croaker  [ˈkrəʊkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROAKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Croaker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROAKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of croaker in the English dictionary

The first definition of croaker in the dictionary is an animal, bird, etc, that croaks. Other definition of croaker is any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Umbrina roncador, that utter croaking noises. Croaker is also a grumbling person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROAKER


breaststroker
ˈbrɛstˌstrəʊkə
broker
ˈbrəʊkə
carioca
ˌkærɪˈəʊkə
choker
ˈtʃəʊkə
coca
ˈkəʊkə
Fukuoka
ˌfuːkuːˈəʊkə
interbroker
ˌɪntəˈbrəʊkə
joker
ˈdʒəʊkə
mediocre
ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə
oca
ˈəʊkə
oka
ˈəʊkə
pawnbroker
ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkə
poker
ˈpəʊkə
proker
ˈprəʊkə
Roca
ˈrəʊkə
Shizuoka
ˌʃiːzuːˈəʊkə
smoker
ˈsməʊkə
soca
ˈsəʊkə
stockbroker
ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə
stroker
ˈstrəʊkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROAKER

croak
croakily
croakiness
croaky
Croat
Croatia
Croatian
Croato-Serb
croc
Croce
croceate
crocein
croceous
croche
crochet
crochet hook
crocheted
crocheter
crochetings
crocidolite

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROAKER

baker
bookmaker
breaker
caretaker
circuit breaker
coffee-maker
homemaker
loudspeaker
maker
movie maker
Quaker
saker
shaker
shoemaker
sneaker
soaker
speaker
taker
undertaker
Whitaker

Synonyms and antonyms of croaker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «croaker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROAKER

Find out the translation of croaker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of croaker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «croaker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黄花鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corvina
570 millions of speakers

English

croaker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

croaker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متذمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горбыль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corvina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাঁড়কাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toubib
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Croaker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

croaker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニベ科の魚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

까악 까악 우는 것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Croaker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bi quan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Croaker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खलाशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şarlatan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ombrina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kulbiniec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

горбиль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cobe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρώζων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

croaker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

havsgösnät
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

croaker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of croaker

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROAKER»

The term «croaker» is normally little used and occupies the 114.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROAKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «croaker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «croaker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about croaker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROAKER»

Discover the use of croaker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to croaker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
John Croaker: convict embezzler
Biography of convict John Croaker, who was transported to Australia for embezzlement.
John Booker, Russell James Craig, 2000
2
Tequila mockingbird: a Fey Croaker novel
When Fey Croaker and her homicide team are brought in to investigate an apparent case of deadly domestic violence, they soon become tangled in a web of police corruption, internal politics, and international terrorism. 15,000 first printing ...
Paul Bishop, 1997
3
Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish
Genyonemus lineatus OTHER NAMES kingfish, king-fish, king croaker, shiner, Pasadena trout, tommy croaker, little bass; Japanese: shiroguchi. Distribution. White croaker range from Mag- dalena Bay, Baja California, to Vancouver Island,  ...
Ken Schultz, 2011
4
Bioenergetic and Ecological Consequences of Diet Variability ...
Y-axes represent the effect of the explanatory variable on croaker occurrence. Tick marks (or rugs) on the x-axis indicate sampling intensity. Points are residuals for each observation and dashed lines are twice the standard error.
Janet Ashley Nye, 2008
5
Synopsis of Biological Data on the Whitemouth Croaker: ...
Micropogonias Furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) Victoria J. Isaac. The genus Micropoqonias includes about 6 species. The two western Atlantic species Mi furnieri and M. undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766) are very similar, differing mainly in their ...
Victoria J. Isaac, 1988
6
The Croaker
Larry Wills. Harder questions followed. Where did this guy go when he left town? What about that Disneyland evidence? There wasn't any indication where the man went, they answered. Investigators tediously checked all jurisdictions within  ...
Larry Wills, 2006
7
A Country Girl from Croaker
But their “perfect small-town family” held painful secrets, ones that not even Ms. Garrett's closest friends knew about; secrets she could not even admit to herself until they were simply too much to bear.A Country Girl From Croaker is ...
Phyllis Garrett, 2012
8
Chalk Whispers: A Fey Croaker LAPD Crime Novel
When the sister of an outspoken police commissioner is found murdered, Fey Croaker and the crew of the LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide division turn up a list of high-profile suspects, an underground abused child protection ring, and links to ...
Paul Bishop, 2001
9
Hermie and the Big Bully Croaker
Big Bully Croaker is the biggest, meanest frog Hermie has ever met, and he's sitting on the ants' lunch. Everyone is afraid. Even Hermie. But with God's help Hermie faces Big Bully like David faced Goliath.
Max Lucado, Troy Schmidt, 2003
10
Surimi and Surimi Seafood, Second Edition
1.3.4 Croaker (Sciaenidae) Croaker has long been a preferred species for the traditional kamaboko industry in Japan, especially in the Odawara area and southern Japan. Kamaboko made from croaker or "guchi" surimi has a distinctive taste ...
Jae W. Park, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROAKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term croaker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
N.J. man 'Shark Tony' catches 7-foot shark from kayak (PHOTOS)
... for tuna and billfish, while the party boats cruised shipwrecks a few miles off the beach and fished for sea bass, black fish, croaker and fluke. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Outdoors Report - July 8, 2015
Saltwater — The croaker bite is improving in the lower rivers. Medium-sized fish have rolled in and the smaller ones are pushing the upper river ... «Journal Press - King George, Jul 15»
3
Shep on Fishing: Flounder stays hot over holiday weekend
Noel Felciano said triggerfish, sheepshead and croaker all have been caught in Absecon Inlet. The Eighth Street Jetty in Avalon has pretty ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
4
Wayne Hinshaw: Eco Tour to Capers Island
About 12 young sharks, a croaker, and a sea bass were caught as was a stingray. Zieler had to remove the stingray from the hook, saving us ... «Salisbury Post, Jul 15»
5
St. Germain claims Junior Division
He finished with a first-place white trout (.63 pounds) and a third-place croaker (.67 pounds). Ainsley Dore made a run and finished with first- ... «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»
6
Take Dad Fishing for Father's Day Contest: Annual trip reels in …
“We'll stick within the beautiful Yeocomico River and fish for croaker and anything else that wants to bite.” Whether the wind or other factors ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
7
Shrimp exports maintain uptrend
Between January and April this year 3,640 tonnes of whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) were sent abroad, 42.6 per cent less than in ... «FIS, Jul 15»
8
Willis brothers shine at Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
Evan, 6, was in second place in the croaker division. Mason, 10, was in third place. "We also caught some brown trout, speckled trout and ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
9
Lewes man sets new state record for blueline tilefish
Croaker and flounder make up most of the catch in the Delaware Bay, Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, and the Broadkill River. Most of the croaker ... «Cape Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Party barge turns into rodeo fishing machine
Viator, who had a first-place croaker (.67 pounds) and a third-place redfish (29.8 pounds) on the first day, enjoyed his outing on the boat. “Yeah ... «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»

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