ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Weeper

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈwiːpə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Weeper is a noun meaning A person who weeps.

Meaning

A person who weeps.

More Meanings

  1. A hired mourner.
  2. A pleurant.
  3. A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
  4. A weeping tree.
  5. A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
  6. A crape hatband.
  7. A widow's crape veil.

Example Sentences

Subdued and magnetized into submission, Ursula sat turning her tearful eyes from one uncompromising face to the other; but their attention was soon diverted to another weeper.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bewailer, lachrymist, wailer, wiper, wincer, sorrower.

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