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

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

An' theer's things to be done in Penzance—the doctor an' the crowner an'—an' the coffin-maker.

From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden

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 Gordon, Irwin Leslie

I couldn't tell he'd go a crowner and have such cards as he had.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

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 Shakespeare, William