crier
/ˈkraɪə/US/ˈkɹaɪɚ/
crier noun: one who cries.
Noun
crier (plural criers)
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Crier
Crier
- A surname.
crier meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
crier in Tamil
- ஏலம், கட்டியம் முதலியன கூறுவோன், தண்டோரா போடுபவன்
crier in Urdu
- موذن
crier in Bengali
- crier, crybaby
- কান্দইন্যা kandôinna, কাঁদুনে kãdune
crier in Kannada
- ಕೂಗುಗ, ಕೂಗುವವನು
Forms of crier
| plural | criers |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | cryer |
Origin of crier
From Middle English criour, cryour, crier, from Old French crieor (Modern French crieur), derived from the verb crier. By surface analysis, cry + -er.
Words formed from crier
Phrases with crier
Words that rhyme with crier
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- choir
- desire
- esquire
- inspire
- tire
- acquire
- admire
- dire
- empire
- respire
- sire
- transpire
- trier
- dryer
- friar
- fryer
- gyre
- lyre
- mire
- misfire
- require
- underfire
- aspire
- bemire
- buyer
- conspire
- inquire
- overfire
- perspire
- quire
- tyre
- attire
- briar
- higher
- lier
- overtire
- Pryor
- pyre
- re-retire
- retrochoir
- rewire
- supplier
- suspire
- underwire
- unretire
- afire
- byre
- drier
Questions about crier
- What does crier mean?
- Crier means one who cries.
- What is crier in Tamil?
- Crier in Tamil is ஏலம், கட்டியம் முதலியன கூறுவோன், தண்டோரா போடுபவன். See Crier meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crier?
- Crier can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce crier?
- Crier is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of crier?
- The plural of crier is criers.
Words near crier in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crier (page history and authors); Crier (page history and authors); crier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); crier (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কাঁদুনে (Bengali) (page history and authors); crier (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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