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weeper

Syllables: weep·erUK/ˈwiːpə/US/ˈwipɚ/

weeper noun: a person who weeps.

Noun

weeper (plural weepers)

  1. A person who weeps.
    • Subdued and magnetized into submission, Ursula sat turning her tearful eyes from one uncompromising face to the other; but their attention was soon diverted to another weeper.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 159
  2. A hired mourner.
  3. A pleurant.
  4. A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
  5. A weeping tree.
  6. A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
  7. A crape hatband.
  8. A widow's crape veil.

Forms of weeper

pluralweepers

Origin of weeper

From weep + -er.

Words formed from weeper

Words that rhyme with weeper

Questions about weeper

What does weeper mean?
Weeper means a person who weeps.
What part of speech is weeper?
Weeper is a noun.
How do you pronounce weeper?
Weeper is pronounced /ˈwiːpə/ (UK).
What is the plural of weeper?
The plural of weeper is weepers.

Words near weeper in the dictionary

  1. weepathon
  2. weepathons
  3. weepe
  4. weeped
  5. weepen
  6. weeper
  7. weepered
  8. weepers
  9. weepes
  10. weepest
  11. weepeth

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