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criers

criers is the plural of crier.

Meaning of crier

Noun

crier (plural criers)

  1. 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
  2. An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.

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What is criers the plural of?
Criers is the plural of crier.

Words near criers in the dictionary

  1. cried up
  2. cried wolf
  3. criedst
  4. Crieff
  5. crier
  6. criers
  7. cries
  8. cries aim
  9. cries all the way to the bank
  10. cries beef
  11. cries blue murder

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