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lachrymist

lachrymist noun: one who weeps.

Noun

lachrymist (plural lachrymists)

  1. (rare) One who weeps.
    • While certain lachrymists do “invent” pain as a pretext for crying, this situation is abnormal […]2017, Alexander Kozintsev, The Mirror of Laughter, page 120

Forms of lachrymist

plurallachrymists

Questions about lachrymist

What does lachrymist mean?
Lachrymist means one who weeps.
What part of speech is lachrymist?
Lachrymist is a noun.
What is the plural of lachrymist?
The plural of lachrymist is lachrymists.

Words near lachrymist in the dictionary

  1. lachrymator
  2. lachrymatories
  3. lachrymators
  4. lachrymatory
  5. lachrymiform
  6. lachrymist
  7. lachrymists
  8. lachrymogenic
  9. lachrymojugal
  10. lachrymonasal
  11. lachrymosal

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