Meanings
crowner1
plural crowners
- One who, or that which, crowns.
Oh, thou mother of delights, Crowner of all happy nights, Star of dear content and pleasure, Of mutual loves the endless treasure!
1616–1619 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Mad Lover”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act V, scene ii
crowner2
plural crowners
- ScotlandUKobsoletecoroner
I tell thee ſhe is, and therefore make her Grave ſtraight, the Crowner hath ſate on her, and finds it Chriſtian buriall.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 276, column 2
Crowner3
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
crowner · noun
- Middle Englishcrowner
- Englishcrowner
From Middle English crowner, crownere, equivalent to crown + -er.
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- Middle Englishcrouner
- Englishcrowner
From Middle English crouner, variant of coroner.
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- Middle Englishcrouner
- EnglishCrowner
Occupational surname for a coroner, from Middle English crouner.
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Finnish kruunaaja
- kruunaajaone who crowns
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Cite this entry
crowner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowner
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