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Squeaker   Listen
noun
Squeaker  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, squeaks.
2.
(Zool.) The Australian gray crow shrike (Strepera anaphonesis); so called from its note.
3.
(a)
A contest won by a small margin.
(b)
A narrow escape from harm. (Colloq.)





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"Squeaker" Quotes from Famous Books



... down, retrieved the heat-rod. "I think we'd better look for a 'squeaker'. Next time ...
— The Beast of Space • F.E. Hardart
... the vigorous frame, animated air, and intelligent look which must have originated his name. But why go on? Every reader must be well acquainted with the characters of Mr Fiery and Mr Stiff, and Mrs Dashington, and her niece Miss Squeaker, and Colonel Blare who played the cornet, and Lieutenant Limp who sang tenor, and Dr Bassoon who roared bass, and Mrs Silky, who was all things to all men, besides being everything by turns and nothing long; and Lady Tower and Miss Gentle, and ...
— Post Haste • R.M. Ballantyne


Words linked to "Squeaker" :   artifact, accomplishment, artefact, close call, close shave, achievement, narrow escape


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