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ˈmɔr nər, ˈmoʊr-mourn·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenternoun

    a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

Wiktionary

  1. mournernoun

    Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mournernoun

    Etymology: from mourn.

    The kindred of the queen must die at Pomfret.
    —— Indeed I am no mourner for that news,
    Because they have been still my adversaries. William Shakespeare.

    To cure thy woe, she shews thy fame;
    Lest the great mourner should forget
    That all the race whence Orange came,
    Made virtue triumph over fate. Matthew Prior.

    A woman that had two daughters buried one, and mourners were provided to attend the funeral. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

    He lives to be chief mourner for his son;
    Before his face his wife and brother burns. Dryden.

    The mourner eugh and builder oak were there. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Mourner

    A mourner is someone who is attending a funeral or who is otherwise recognized as in a period of grief and mourning prescribed either by religious law or by popular custom. Many cultures expect mourners to curtail certain activities, usually those considered frivolous or that are accompanied by expressions of joy.

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  1. mourner

    A mourner is a person who is grieving the death of someone, usually a close family member or friend. This individual may express their sorrow through various rituals, ceremonies, expressions or behaviors associated with the loss.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mournernoun

    one who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend

  2. Mournernoun

    one who attends a funeral as a hired mourner

Wikidata

  1. Mourner

    A mourner is someone who is attending a funeral or who is otherwise recognized as in a period of grief and mourning prescribed either by religious law or by popular custom. Many cultures expect mourners to curtail certain activities, usually those considered frivolous or that are accompanied by expressions of joy. Historically, some cultures have employed professional mourners to make a public showing of grief to honor the deceased.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mourner in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mourner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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