cackler

Noisy barnyard fowl

A cackler is someone or something that cackles—typically a hen, or a person who laughs in a harsh, sharp way.

The word often carries a dismissive edge when applied to people, suggesting someone who chatters or laughs annoyingly: The cacklers in the back row wouldn't shut up during the movie.

bird

hen

Female fowl

  • gooseLarge honking waterfowl
  • duckWaterbird that quacks
  • chickenDomestic fowl for eating

poultry · barnyard · broody · laying · clucking · squawking · honking · fowl · flock · henhouse

laugher

giggler

One who snickers

hag · crone · hyena · maniacal · shrieking · gleeful · sinister · mocking · scornful · derisive

Categories
Opposites
vocalization/sound production

cacklermute

Without voice or sound

brooder · listener · whisperer

social communication style

cacklerlistener

One who attends aurally

strong silent type · introvert · wallflower · man of few words · woman of few words

sound/vocalization

cacklermute

Without voice or sound

voiceless · still

Family

cackle, cackling, cackled, cackles, cacklers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G