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Definition of Crier

1. Noun. A person who weeps.

2. Noun. (formerly) an official who made public announcements.

3. Noun. A peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells.

Definition of Crier

1. n. One who cries; one who makes proclamation.

Definition of Crier

1. Noun. One who cries. ¹

2. Noun. An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crier

1. one that cries [n -S] - See also: cries

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crier

cricothyroidotomy cricothyrotomy cricotomy cricotracheal ligament cricotracheal membrane cricovocal membrane criddleite cried cried blue murder cried off

cried out cried out against cried out for cried wolf criedst crier (current term) criers cries cries blue murder cries for help

cries off cries out cries out against cries out for cries uncle cries wolf criest crieth crik crikey

Literary usage of Crier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"crier. O Ves, O Yes. All manner of per- ions that have any thing more to do at this ... crier. O Yes, O Yes. You good men of the county of Middlesex, ..."

2. The Code of Virginia: With the Declaration of Independence and Constitution by Virginia (1849)
"Tipstaff and crier. IR.C.Ê. 191,2, §18. The supreme court of appeals, and each special court ... ch. of appeals, may appoint a tipstaff and a crier. ..."

3. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... or anew crier ... discovered by lantern and candle-light, and the help uf a new crier, cull«! ..."

4. Poems of the English Race by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1921)
"(1619) THE crier MICHAEL DRAYTON Good folk, for gold or hire, But help me to a crier; After two eyes that passed this way. For my poor heart is run astray ..."

5. The Back Blocks of China: A Narrative of Experiences Among the Chinese by Robert Logan Jack (1904)
"Besides the usual escort, he took the thoughtful precaution of sending ahead of us, as far as Teng- Yueh, a ' crier' with a gong to proclaim in every town ..."

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