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crier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | weeper |
| Type of | unfortunate, unfortunate person |
| Has types | bawler, blubberer |
| Derivation | cry |
crier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | town crier |
| Type of | announcer |
| Derivation | cry |
Examples of crier
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The festival is particularly seeking a town crier, royal guard and Mother Goose.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Barnett recalls a 20-something junior account executive who was a chronic crier.
From the forbes.com
Londonerfs rioted in the era of the town crier as readily as they did this time.
From the guardian.co.uk
When need for a town crier disappeared, the position passed into local folklore.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Details of the screenings are scrawled on a blackboard that acts as a town crier.
From the couriermail.com.au
Would it be different to give the crier the attention he or she needed, or unfair?
From the guardian.co.uk
Tom McEwen was the sports voice, indeed the town crier, for the Tampa Tribune.
From the orlandosentinel.com
One crier scheduled will be a child talking about children buried at the cemetery.
From the tennessean.com
The office of town crier persisted into the early 20th century in some places.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Weeper: a person who weeps
- Town crier: (formerly) an official who made public announcements
- A peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
- A town crier, or bellman, is an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court Black's Law Dictionary. The crier can also be used to make public announcements in the streets. ...
- One who cries; one who makes proclamation; an officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a town crier
- Auctioneer at public sales or person who shouts public announcements through the town; term used in legislation regarding West of Tennessee River (Non-Military) Patents
- A later term (1870-1880s) for the side show talkers. With the advent of the big daily free street parades, the talkers walked the parade route ahead of the 'March' warning the towners to "hold your hosses the elephants are coming". ...
- A person who makes public announcements on behalf of officials; and by extension, a person who earned a living by publicly speaking news and stories. The crier and herald have evolved from the gossip monger and tattler to the newsreader and newscaster, the moderator and commentator. ...
- An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of juustice.
