crier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkraɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈkɹaɪɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English criour, cryour, crier, from Old French crieor (Modern French crieur), derived from the verb crier. By surface analysis, cry + -er.
Meanings
-
One who cries.
Once again she had been stricken, beaten down, so violated that to give utterance to her feelings might have outshrilled all the criers in hell.
1967, Richard M. Elman, The 28th day of Elul, page 94:
- An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryer | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| criers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
nl omroeper (one who gives public notice by proclamation) · enm criour (one who gives public notice by proclamation) · la praecō (one who gives public notice by proclamation) · de Schreier (one who gives public notice by proclamation) · de Schreierin (one who gives public notice by proclamation) · bg глашатай (one who gives public notice by proclamation) · az çovuş (one who gives public notice by proclamation)