Crier

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  • noun. One that cries, such as a person who sheds tears more readily than others.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An official who announces the orders of a court of law.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who cries; one who makes an outcry or utters a public proclamation.
  • noun. Specifically— An officer whose duty is to proclaim the orders or commands of a court, announce the opening or adjournment of the court, preserve order, etc.
  • noun. One who makes public proclamation of sales, strays, lost goods, etc.; a town crier; an auctioneer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who cries; one who makes proclamation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who cries.
  • noun. An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (formerly) an official who made public announcements
  • noun. a person who weeps
  • noun. a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
  • Word Usage
    "I went to the bezestein, where I called a crier aside, and, showing him the necklace, told him I had a mind to sell it, and desired him to show it to the principal jewellers."
    Hypernym
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    Rhyme
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    Dyer  Meier  Meyer  Trier  acquire  
    Same Context
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    alm  danser  grissa  ih  perron  
    Synonym
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    bellman  croaker  crower  herald  muezzin