squawkern.

Etymology: < squawk v. + -er suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquawker.

1. A toy wind-instrument for producing squawks.

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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy instruments > [noun]

mirliton1819

hewgag1850

squawker1874

squeaker1878

Tommy Talker1883

kazoo1884

1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting ix. 157 I like ‘calling by mouth’ much better than with a ‘squawker’, especially if the ducks are passing reasonably close.

1886 Sci. Amer. 25 Sept. 199 The small inflatable balloons applied to the toy squawkers.

2. One who squawks.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > squawk > person

squawker1891

1891 in Cent. Dict.

1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Dec. (1965) I. 712 Yes, Lena is a fascinating squawker.

1923 H. C. Witwer in Collier's 29 July 26/3 To show you what a cheap squawker this Rags is, Spence tells me he has just welshed on a bet with him.

3. A loudspeaker designed to reproduce accurately sounds in the middle of the audible range.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > loud speaker

loudspeaker1884

speaker1926

condenser loudspeaker1929

monitor1931

tweeter1934

woofer1935

squawk box1945

ionophone1952

monitor speaker1954

mid-range1955

squawker1959

subwoofer1975

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] > loudspeaker

speaker1926

horn speaker1928

squawker1959

1959 N. H. Crowhurst Basic Audio I. 67 Many installations use two or more speakers of different sizes..: large speakers (woofers) for the low frequencies, medium-sized speakers (squawkers) for the mid-range, and small speakers (tweeters) for the high frequencies.

1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. vi. 150 The output..drives the middle-frequency unit (squawker) and the high-frequency unit (tweeter) via a 4 kHz frequency divider.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	squawker
释义	squawkern. Etymology: < squawk v. + -er suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsquawker. 1. A toy wind-instrument for producing squawks. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy instruments > [noun] mirliton1819 hewgag1850 squawker1874 squeaker1878 Tommy Talker1883 kazoo1884 1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting ix. 157 I like ‘calling by mouth’ much better than with a ‘squawker’, especially if the ducks are passing reasonably close. 1886 Sci. Amer. 25 Sept. 199 The small inflatable balloons applied to the toy squawkers. 2. One who squawks. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > squawk > person squawker1891 1891 in Cent. Dict. 1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Dec. (1965) I. 712 Yes, Lena is a fascinating squawker. 1923 H. C. Witwer in Collier's 29 July 26/3 To show you what a cheap squawker this Rags is, Spence tells me he has just welshed on a bet with him. 3. A loudspeaker designed to reproduce accurately sounds in the middle of the audible range. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > loud speaker loudspeaker1884 speaker1926 condenser loudspeaker1929 monitor1931 tweeter1934 woofer1935 squawk box1945 ionophone1952 monitor speaker1954 mid-range1955 squawker1959 subwoofer1975 society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] > loudspeaker speaker1926 horn speaker1928 squawker1959 1959 N. H. Crowhurst Basic Audio I. 67 Many installations use two or more speakers of different sizes..: large speakers (woofers) for the low frequencies, medium-sized speakers (squawkers) for the mid-range, and small speakers (tweeters) for the high frequencies. 1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. vi. 150 The output..drives the middle-frequency unit (squawker) and the high-frequency unit (tweeter) via a 4 kHz frequency divider. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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