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town criers

town criers is the plural of town crier.

Meaning of town crier

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.

Questions about town criers

What is town criers the plural of?
Town criers is the plural of town crier.

Words near town criers in the dictionary

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

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