cryer

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proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

“a town cryer”

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Meanings

cryer1

nouncryer (plural cryers)

plural cryers

  1. archaicArchaic form of crier.

    a town cryer

    1 more example

    Every attorney of the court pays […] 4d. a term for the cryers of the court.

    1817, John Impey, The New Instructor Clericalis, 4th edition, page 25

Cryer2

proper nounCryer (plural Cryers)

plural Cryers

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.
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APA

cryer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryer

MLA

“cryer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryer.

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