MOURNER

mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter

(noun) a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mourner (plural mourners)

Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.

Source: Wiktionary


Mourn"er, n.

1. One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend. His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes. Byron.

2. One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner. Mourners were provided to attend the funeral. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEAR

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