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town crier

town crier noun: a person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets.

town crier: a person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets
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Noun

town crier (plural town criers)

  1. (UK, historical) A person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A gossip.

town crier meaning in Tamil and Persian

town crier in Tamil

பறை சாற்றுபவன், பறையன், தண்டோரா

town crier in Persian

town crier
جارچی jârči

Forms of town crier

pluraltown criers

Questions about town crier

What does town crier mean?
Town crier means a person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets.
What is town crier in Tamil?
Town crier in Tamil is பறை சாற்றுபவன், பறையன், தண்டோரா. See Town crier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is town crier?
Town crier is a noun.
What is the plural of town crier?
The plural of town crier is town criers.

Words near town crier in the dictionary

  1. town council
  2. town councillor
  3. town councillors
  4. town councils
  5. town cress
  6. town crier
  7. town criers
  8. Town Crow
  9. town drunk
  10. town drunks
  11. town dweller

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