Meanings
crier1
plural criers · alternative archaic cryer
- One who cries.
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.
1967, Richard M. Elman, The 28th day of Elul, page 94 - An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.
Crier2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchcrieor
- Middle Englishcriour
- Englishcrier
From Middle English criour, cryour, crier, from Old French crieor (Modern French crieur), derived from the verb crier. By surface analysis, cry + -er.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian глашатай
- глашатай (glašataj)one who gives public notice by proclamation
Dutch omroeper
- omroeperone who gives public notice by proclamation
German Schreier, Schreierin
- Schreierone who gives public notice by proclamation
- Schreierinone who gives public notice by proclamation
Latin praecō
- praecōone who gives public notice by proclamation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with crier
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Cite this entry
crier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crier
“crier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crier. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crier.
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