Meanings
nountown crier (plural town criers)
plural town criers
- UKhistoricalA person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets.
A town is seeking a new town crier to keep alive a 450 year tradition.
2026 September 20, Billy Hotchkiss, Jason Arunn Murugesu, “Town seeks crier to continue 450-year tradition”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2026, retrieved 20 Sep 2026 - broadlyfigurativelyA gossip.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian глашатай
- глашатай (glašataj)town crier
Catalan pregoner
- pregonertown crier
Dutch stadsomroeper
- stadsomroepertown crier
Finnish julkihuutaja
- julkihuutajatown crier
French crieur public
- crieur publictown crier
German Stadtschreier, Gemeindediener
- Stadtschreiertown crier
- Gemeindedienertown crier
- Ausrufertown crier
Hungarian kikiáltó
- kikiáltótown crier
Italian banditore
- banditoretown crier
Persian جارچی
- جارچی (jârči)town crier
Polish herold miejski
- herold miejskitown crier
Portuguese pregoeiro
- pregoeirotown crier
Spanish pregonero
- pregonerotown crier
Cite this entry
APA
town crier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20crier
MLA
“town crier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20crier. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “town crier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20crier.
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