Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crier \Cri"er\ (kr?"?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See {Cry}.]
One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an
officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or
who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a
town-crier.
He openeth his mouth like a crier. --Ecclus. xx.
15.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crier
n 1: a person who weeps [syn: {weeper}]
2: (formerly) an official who made public announcements [syn: {town
crier}]
3: a shouter who advertises the goods they sell
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