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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Recent Examples of croaker
Choose from croaker, flounder, perch or whiting on a bun with tartar sauce.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The restaurant delivers diners sophisticated dishes like duck and yellow croaker ceviche.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024
Do not believe these croakers but give the lie to their dismal croaking by showing by our actions that the vigor and vitality of our race is unimpaired and that our determination is to uphold the empire . . .
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
For giant ahi, troll live mullet, menhaden, croakers, blue runners, or white trout.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 7 Mar. 2024
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The restaurant delivers diners sophisticated dishes like duck and yellow croaker ceviche.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024
Do not believe these croakers but give the lie to their dismal croaking by showing by our actions that the vigor and vitality of our race is unimpaired and that our determination is to uphold the empire . . .
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
For giant ahi, troll live mullet, menhaden, croakers, blue runners, or white trout.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 7 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaker
Noun
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Task Force members include independent doctors, nurses and public health experts who volunteer to regularly review scientific research about diseases ranging from cardiovascular conditions to cancer to HIV.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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My son’s a doctor, and one ... is a fireman in Charlotte.—
Lauren-Kennedy Brown,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Aug. 2025
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Data analytics, physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, nutritionists, and many more collaborate to bring out the elite performance in world-class athletes.—
Mena Mirhom,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Sono Bello allows physicians who have completed formal residencies in more than half a dozen types of surgery to apply for its fellowship.—
Fred Schulte,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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“Croaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaker. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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