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CRIER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("crier" is a kind of...):

hawker; packman; peddler; pedlar; pitchman (someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))

bawler; bellower; roarer; screamer; screecher; shouter; yeller (someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice)

Derivation:

cry (proclaim or announce in public)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(formerly) an official who made public announcements

Synonyms:

crier; town crier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("crier" is a kind of...):

announcer (someone who proclaims a message publicly)

Derivation:

cry (proclaim or announce in public)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who weeps

Synonyms:

crier; weeper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("crier" is a kind of...):

unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crier"):

bawler (a loud weeper)

blubberer (someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs)

Derivation:

cry (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain)

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