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Mourner vs Crier - What's the difference?

mourner | crier |

As nouns the difference between mourner and crier

is that mourner is someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns while crier is one who cries.

As a proper noun Crier is

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mourner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.

    • 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

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