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crier

[ krahy-er ]

noun

  1. a person who cries.
  2. a court or town official who makes public announcements.
  3. a hawker.


crier

/ ˈkraɪə /

noun

  1. a person or animal that cries
  2. (formerly) an official who made public announcements, esp in a town or court
  3. a person who shouts advertisements about the goods he is selling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • under·crier noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crier1

1250–1300; Middle English criere < Old French. See cry, -er 1
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Example Sentences

The middle-class town crier who spoke truth to Obama believed he could work miracles.

It was the Town Crier, with whom, as with a brother artist, he had picked acquaintance the day before.

They sold their prisoners, whom they admitted were freemen, by notice through the public crier.

A crier of the bishop, distinguishable by the arms embroidered on the breast of his coat, was seen passing the house.

Notice was given by a public crier in the ancient words of style: Ollus Quiris lt datus.

The court crier cleared his throat and shouted in a raucous voice, Raymond Burton!

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