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as in doctor
slang
a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
ever more ornery as he grew older, he swore that he didn't need some croaker telling him that smoking was bad for his health
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as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
she becomes a real croaker when she's overtired
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Many pompano and croaker anglers prefer to let their baits roll around the bottom with the waves.
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 Oct. 2023
But as the sun set along the causeway Thursday, more people were fishing for sand perch and croaker than had shown up to the support the former president.
—Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
Fish a large jerkbait or a live croaker outside the bar for jumbo reds 20 pounds and up, or find them on Dixey Bar or at Sand Island Light.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Oct. 2021
The yellow croaker fish maw in the soup chef Eddy Leung had prepared for us on Tuesday tasted similar.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2021
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 Oct. 2023
But as the sun set along the causeway Thursday, more people were fishing for sand perch and croaker than had shown up to the support the former president.
—Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
Fish a large jerkbait or a live croaker outside the bar for jumbo reds 20 pounds and up, or find them on Dixey Bar or at Sand Island Light.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Oct. 2021
The yellow croaker fish maw in the soup chef Eddy Leung had prepared for us on Tuesday tasted similar.
—Time, 17 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaker
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At age 14, my life became a state of constant exhaustion, punctuated by doctors’ visits that, months later, would lead to a Long COVID diagnosis.Alana Kaufman, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The common-sense answer might be to look at similar estimates provided by health care companies (pharma, doctors, health insurance firms).Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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That plan aged like Maryland crab left out in the sun.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Ask your physician, pharmacist, or genetic counselor whether genetic testing for medication response can inform your care.Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Scott Gottlieb, a physician and investor appointed as FDA commissioner under Trump, had previously worked for the FDA and had served on the boards of pharma and biotech companies.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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His travel documents conveniently arrive ahead of a letter from the Mother Superior (Colman) presiding over the Peruvian bear retirement home where Aunt Lucy is a resident, encouraging him to visit before her health deteriorates.Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another guest star emerges when Andy Samberg pops in as the dead bear cub that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently admitted to dumping in Central Park.Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Croaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaker. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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