crier Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who weeps
    weeper.
  2. noun (formerly) an official who made public announcements
    town crier.
  3. noun a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells

WordNet

Cri"er noun
Etymology
Cf. F. crieur. See Cry.
Definitions
  1. One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an officer who proclams 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.

Webster 1913