crier / Short for crieur de journaux (“newspaper seller”).

plural of crieur

without warning, out of the blue

female equivalent of crieur

plural of crieuse

(simile, informal) to squeal like a stuck pig, to scream like a banshee

(figuratively, of a stomach) to rumble, to poor-mouth, to cry poor, to cry poverty, to plead poverty

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Martin Parish) to call for help

(figuratively) to shout from the rooftops

to cry victory, to claim victory, to declare victory