crier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crier	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for crier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crier n a person who weeps Synonym(s): weeper, crier (formerly) an official who made public announcements Synonym(s): town crier, crier a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
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.