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

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 Harland, Marion

The crowner sat on's body, and the man Martin from the Hall was examined with Lawyer Grasp and Master Dismal, and the man were known to be an escaped traitor.

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

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 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister)

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

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 Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft