crowner

¹

[ krou-ner ]

noun

1. a person or thing that crowns.
2. a crowning crown event or occurrence.

crowner

²

[ krou-ner, kroo- ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. coroner.

crowner

/ ˈkraʊnə /

noun

1. a promotional label consisting of a shaped printed piece of card or paper attached to a product on display

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowner¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; crown, -er ¹

Origin of crowner²

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; crown, -er ²

Example Sentences

A colorful abstraction by the painter Sarah Crowner beribbons the curving white walls of the Wright restaurant, where seasonal fare like spaghetti squash pancakes and pumpkin gnocchi share the menu with a beef-and-mushroom burger and a quinoa bowl.

From New York Times

In MacLeod’s candlelit studio, decorated with small bud vases filled with dahlias, and over several courses, Stone thanked everyone who had gathered there that night to celebrate with her: artists such as Maia Ruth Lee, Sarah Crowner, Elizabeth Jaeger and Chris Dorland; the new MoMA PS1 director Kate Fowle; the writer Nick McDonell; and other longtime friends such as the cook and author Julia Sherman and the curator and producer Eliza Ryan.

From New York Times

“Garden Blue” is derivative in a midcentury modern dance way, but it has a loveliness mainly because of Sarah Crowner’s sets, Noguchi-like winged panels sometimes activated by the dancers, and vibrant unitards that give the stage a three-dimensionality.

From New York Times

Inside the galleries, Ulrike Müller and Sarah Crowner use bright tiles, enamel, weaving and canvases sewn together to test the line between art and craft.

From New York Times

Featuring scenery and costumes by the visual artist Sarah Crowner and lighting by Nicole Pearce, “Garden Blue” is Lang’s third production for Ballet Theater.

From New York Times