crier
noun
a person who cries.
criers
-
pluralof crier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Enlisting high cheekboned town criers isn’t the worst idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Instead of caroling and ringing church bells, the most prominent sounds on Christmastide were now town criers calling: "No Christmas! No Christmas!"
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Fox News: It’s been said you and June Allyson were the town criers of MGM.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2021
Meanwhile, the union jack-suited royal obsessives and self-styled town criers have been demanding information for their travel plans to the birth.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2019
He found the criers with clarion voices and told them to muster the unshorn Akhaians in full assembly.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
