noun
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a person who mourns, esp at a funeral
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(at US revivalist meetings) a person who repents publicly
Etymology
Origin of mourner
Example Sentences
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On Sunday evening, mourners crouched around a makeshift memorial and wrote heartfelt messages to Porter and his family on a small board above his photo.
From Los Angeles Times
"I wasn't there myself, but I had many friends and relatives who were," said one young mourner, who gave his surname as Orosstevic.
From Barron's
Braving cold rain, mourners gathered on Tuesday morning outside the hospital in Dhaka where Zia's body rests.
From Barron's
As the sun began to set, I went to Bondi Pavilion, which had become an enormous shrine for for mourners after police removed part of the cordon.
From BBC
The long shots in “Battleship Potemkin” are equally eloquent—ships at anchor in the dusk, a line of mourners stretching as far as the eye can see along a harbor wall.
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