weeper
(noun) a hired mourner
weeper, crier
(noun) a person who weeps
Source: WordNet® 3.1
weeper (plural weepers)
A person who weeps.
A hired mourner.
A pleurant.
A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
A weeping tree.
A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
A crape hatband.
A widow's crape veil.
Source: Wiktionary
Weep"er, n.
1. One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.
2. A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning. Goldsmith.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The capuchin. See Capuchin, 3 (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
