WEEPER
Dictionary entry overview: What does weeper mean? • WEEPER (noun)
The noun WEEPER has 2 senses:
1. a person who weeps
2. a hired mourner
Familiarity information: WEEPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WEEPER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who weeps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
crier; weeper
Hypernyms ("weeper" is a kind of...):
unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weeper"):
bawler (a loud weeper)
blubberer (someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs)
Meaning:
A hired mourner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("weeper" is a kind of...):
griever; lamenter; mourner; sorrower (a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died))
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