crowner

¹ American  

[krau-ner] / ˈkraʊ nər /

noun

1. a person or thing that crowns.

2. a crowning event or occurrence.

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crowner ² American  

[krau-ner, kroo-] / ˈkraʊ nər, ˈkru- /

noun

British Dialect.

1. coroner.

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crowner British  

/ ˈkraʊnə /

noun

1. a promotional label consisting of a shaped printed piece of card or paper attached to a product on display

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Etymology

Origin of crowner¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at crown, -er ¹

Origin of crowner²

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at crown, -er ²

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Example Sentences

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crowner

In course I should; it wasn't in flesh and blood not to be, and station-master and crowner are but mortal, like the rest of us.

From The Farringdons by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler

In the picture you see the May pole—the Queen, the crowner, and her two maids of honor.

From The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks

Besides, the crowner didn’t question me on my feelins—only about the facts o’ the case.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Mayne Reid

We must send for the doctor, of course, and the crowner can sit on him to-morrow—that is, if you feel sure deceased wouldn' think it any disrespect.'

From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

He was crowned in a bomb-proof church by a thoroughly searched clergyman, only the crown, the crowner, and the crowned being present to witness the ceremony.

From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Irwin Leslie Gordon

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