Meaning of CRIER
| Pronunciation: | | 'krIur
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- [n] a peddler who shouts to advertises the goods he sells
- [n] (formerly) an official who made public announcements
- [n] a person who weeps
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| | Synonyms: | | town crier, weeper |
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| | See Also: | | announcer, bawler, bellower, hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman, roarer, screamer, screecher, shouter, unfortunate, unfortunate person, yeller | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cri"er\ (kr?"?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See {Cry}.]
One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an
officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or
who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a
town-crier.
He openeth his mouth like a crier. --Ecclus. xx.
15.
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