squaller

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English

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Etymology

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From squall +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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squaller (plural squallers)

  1. One who squalls; a crier, complainer, or bad singer.
    • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 200:
      A conviction of Bedlam broken loose scattered Bradly's wits. Edmund circled the uproar with hackles up, craving a signal from Bradly to nip this old squaller by her broomstick legs. Cora kept edging off, her frown dark with impotent rebellion.