Etymology

mourner

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Today it means: Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns. Full definition →

Middle English mourner
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommourner
  2. English todaymourner

From Middle English mourner, mornere, equivalent to mourn + -er.

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