crowner

¹ American  

[krou-ner] / ˈkraʊ nər /

noun

1. a person or thing that crowns.

2. a crowning event or occurrence.

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crowner ² American  

[krou-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

Example Sentences

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crowner

I tell thee she is; and therefore make her grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial.

From Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Whichsomever this mought be,'twasn't my business to be gittin' up a row and a to-do before the crowner and all them gentlemen.

From At Last by Marion Harland

Miss Hyde, I can't help but say, if it does puff you up, that are dodge of yours was a crowner; I heard it and all Babylon said: my! isn't she a thing or so?

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

I'll tell it wherever you like, master—before Lawyer Tallington, or the magistrates, or the crowner, or anybody!

From The Borough Treasurer by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher

Besides, the crowner didn't question me on my feelin's—only about the facts o' the case.

From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid