Meaning of MOURNER
| Pronunciation: | | 'mowrnur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) |
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| | Synonyms: | | griever, lamenter, sorrower |
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| | See Also: | | bearer, pallbearer, unfortunate, unfortunate person, wailer, weeper | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mourn"er\, n.
1. One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the
death of a friend.
His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes.
--Byron.
2. One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner.
Mourners were provided to attend the funeral.
--L'Estrange.
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