WEEPER

weeper

(noun) a hired mourner

weeper, crier

(noun) a person who weeps

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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



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