Meanings
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1
noun
historical: an official who publicly announced news, proclamations, or court proceedings
The town crier rang a bell before reading the mayor's proclamation.
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2
noun
a street seller who calls out to advertise goods
A fruit crier shouted the day's prices across the crowded market.
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3
noun
a person who cries or weeps
He was never much of a crier, even during sad films.
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Etymology
From Middle English crier or criour, through Old French crieor, from crier, 'to cry out or proclaim.' It is now also understood transparently as cry + the agent suffix -er.