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View synonyms for town crier
town crier
noun
- (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets.
town crier
noun
- (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements in the streets
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Word History and Origins
Origin of town crier1
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
The middle-class town crier who spoke truth to Obama believed he could work miracles.
From The Daily Beast
It was the Town Crier, with whom, as with a brother artist, he had picked acquaintance the day before.
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The third judge, who had thus far been silent, now called out in a veritable town-crier voice: Heede ye!
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At the appointed hour the town-crier proclaimed the meeting, and the church-bells of the city also gave the annunciation.
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In the evening the town-crier went to and fro announcing the opening of the ball.
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Nathalie now played the part of town crier and rushed hither and thither inviting the guests to their camp nest in the woods.
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