"crier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹaɪɚ/ [General-American], /ˈkraɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crier.wav Forms: criers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English criour, cryour, crier, from Old French crieor (Modern French crieur), derived from the verb crier. By surface analysis, cry + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|criour}} Middle English criour, {{der|en|fro|crieor}} Old French crieor, {{cog|fr|crieur}} French crieur, {{surf|en|cry|-er|id2=agent noun}} By surface analysis, cry + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} crier (plural criers)
  1. One who cries.
    Sense id: en-crier-en-noun-HOrULCMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle English translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 44 29 7 11 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 32 5 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 60 40
  2. An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who gives public notice by proclamation): çovuş (Azerbaijani), глашатай (glašataj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), omroeper [masculine] (Dutch), praecō [masculine] (Latin), criour (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-crier-en-noun-XhKxAUVC Disambiguation of People: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'one who gives public notice by proclamation': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cryer [archaic] Derived forms: aim-crier, speech-crier

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "one who gives public notice by proclamation",
      "word": "çovuş"
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      "sense": "one who gives public notice by proclamation",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "глашатай"
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      "sense": "one who gives public notice by proclamation",
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "one who gives public notice by proclamation",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "one who gives public notice by proclamation",
      "word": "criour"
    }
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}

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