crowner

¹

[ krou-ner ]

noun

1. a person or thing that crowns.
2. a crowning crown event or occurrence.

crowner

²

[ krou-ner, kroo- ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. coroner.

crowner

/ ˈkraʊnə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowner¹

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

Origin of crowner²

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

Example Sentences

She give the best—prize-winner 'e was—to the Crowner as tried the corpse.

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Then the unclassical evidence of the Bartlemy Fair folk at the "Crowner's quest."

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It'll be a mercy o' Providence if he don't cut out work for the crowner some day.'

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

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A name given to the crooner, crowner, or gray gurnard (Trigla gurnardus).

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