crier B2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈkɹaɪɚ/ UK /ˈkraɪə/ See IPA manual Freq #38655 Meanings 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. 2 noun a street seller who calls out to advertise goods A fruit crier shouted the day's prices across the crowded market. 3 noun a person who cries or weeps He was never much of a crier, even during sad films. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historical: an official who... heraldannouncerproclaimer 2 noun · a street seller who calls... hawkerstreet vendor 3 noun · a person who cries or weeps weeper Word family Forms criers Related forms crytown criercrie Appears in Phrases (1) See all town crier an official who publicly announced news in a town before modern mass communication Noun + noun 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. Topics Law & Government Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crier **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɹaɪɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkraɪə/ **Frequency rank:** 38655 ## Meanings 1. historical: an official who publicly announced news, proclamations, or court proceedings 2. a street seller who calls out to advertise goods 3. a person who cries or weeps ## Examples - The town crier rang a bell before reading the mayor's proclamation. - A fruit crier shouted the day's prices across the crowded market. - He was never much of a crier, even during sad films. ## Synonyms - herald - announcer - proclaimer - hawker - weeper ## Related Forms - cry - town crier - crie ## 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. ## Topics - Law & Government - Register & Style markdown