What does crier mean?
Definitions for crier
ˈkraɪ ərcrier
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word crier.
Princeton's WordNet
weeper, criernoun
a person who weeps
town crier, criernoun
(formerly) an official who made public announcements
criernoun
a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
Wiktionary
criernoun
One who cries.
criernoun
An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.
Etymology: . Compare crieur.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Criernoun
The officer whose business is to cry or make proclamation.
Etymology: from cry.
He openeth his mouth like a crier. Ecclus. xx. 15.
The criers command silence, and the whole multitude present stand in a suspence. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.
The crier calls aloud
Our old nobility of Trojan blood,
Who gape among the crowd for their precarious food. Dry.
Webster Dictionary
Criernoun
one who cries; one who makes proclamation
Criernoun
an officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a town-crier
Etymology: [Cf. F. crieur. See Cry.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crier in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of crier in a Sentence
I am quite famously a not-crier. Is that a term ? i hadn't cried in, like, 20 years, and now I find Brad Pitt, at this latter stage, much more moved -- moved by my kids, moved by friends, moved by the news. Just moved. I think it's a good sign. I don't know where it's going, but I think it's a good sign.
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- مؤذنArabic
- ケリーJapanese
- praecoLatin
- pregoeiroPortuguese
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