crier

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkɹaɪɚ/
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/ˈkɹaɪɚ/ · /ˈkraɪə/

Definition of crier

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”
  2. An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English criour, cryour, crier, from Old French crieor (Modern French crieur), derived from the verb crier. By surface analysis, cry + -er.

Anagrams of crier

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2 words

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