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Crier

Crier Meaning & Definition
Crier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crier?

[n] a peddler who shouts to advertises the goods he sells
[n] (formerly) an official who made public announcements
[n] a person who weeps

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crier: 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

Crier In Webster's Dictionary

\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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