crier

[ krahy-er ]

noun

1. a person who cries.
2. a court or town official who makes public announcements.
3. a hawker.

crier

/ ˈkraɪə /

noun

1. a person or animal that cries
2. (formerly) an official who made public announcements, esp in a town or court
3. a person who shouts advertisements about the goods he is selling

Other Words From

• under·crier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crier¹

1250–1300; Middle English criere < Old French. See cry, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Early SigAlerts had rather a small-town feel, like a town crier.

From Los Angeles Times

In Lisburn, events begin early with a D-Day proclamation read by a town crier from the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum at 08:00.

From BBC

A town crier will read a proclamation at Enniskillen Castle from 08:00, with a service held at St Macartin’s Cathedral at 20:00.

From BBC

Southampton’s town crier, Alan Spencer, will begin the city's commemorations at 08:00 on 6 June with a special proclamation on the Civic Centre steps.

From BBC

The first written evidence of cheese rolling was found in a message to the Gloucester Town Crier in 1826, though it is clear the event was already an old tradition even then.

From BBC

Related Words

• courier
• emissary
• go-between
• mediator
• prophet