- town crier
- noun Date: 1602 a town officer who makes public proclamations
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town crier
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Town crier — Crier redirects here. For other uses, see Crier (disambiguation). For the newspaper published in Toronto, see Town Crier (newspaper). Town crier of Provincetown, Massachusetts in 1909 A town crier, or bellman, is an officer of the court who makes … Wikipedia
Town-crier — Town cri er, n. A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
town crier — town criers N COUNT In former times, a town crier was a man whose job was to walk through the streets of a town shouting out news and official announcements … English dictionary
town crier — n someone employed in the past to walk around the streets of a town, shouting news, warnings etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
town crier — noun count someone whose job in the past was to walk around a town shouting news and important announcements … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
town crier — n. a person who formerly cried public announcements through the streets of a village or town … English World dictionary
town-crier — to dike: see town 9, 10 … Useful english dictionary
town crier — ► NOUN historical ▪ a person employed to make public announcements in the streets … English terms dictionary
town crier — noun (formerly) an official who made public announcements • Syn: ↑crier • Derivationally related forms: ↑cry (for: ↑crier) • Hypernyms: ↑announcer … Useful english dictionary
town crier — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms town crier : singular town crier plural town criers someone whose job in the past was to walk around a town shouting news and important announcements … English dictionary
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