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CRIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
Classified under:
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:
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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