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Crier vs Prier - What's the difference?

crier | prier |

As nouns the difference between crier and prier

is that crier is one who cries while prier is a person who pries.

As a proper noun Crier

is {{surname|lang=en}.

crier

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who cries.
  • * 1967 , Richard M. Elman, The 28th day of Elul (page 94)
    • Once again she had been stricken, beaten down, so violated that to give utterance to her feelings might have outshrilled all the criers in hell.
  • An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    prier

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pryer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who pries.

    • Anagrams

    * * ----