How do you use Crier in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like screamer or pitchman, plus the exact meaning.
Crier meaning
- One who cries.
- An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.
Synonyms of Crier
Using Crier
- The main meaning on this page is: One who cries. | An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier.
- Useful related words include: weeper, screamer, bellower, bawler.
- In the example corpus, crier often appears in combinations such as: town crier, crier and, crier in.
Context around Crier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crier
- In this selection, "crier" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, town, phil, ballad, pbc, told and wally stand out and add context to how "crier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a big crier but i and adjournment mr crier told chair. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crier" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She was a crier when happy moments came. (8 words)
It means Crier will serve another three years in prison, said Labrenz. (12 words)
This week’s Madtown Crier has several ways to chill out before exams. (13 words)
Appealing for an adjournment, Mr Crier told chair of the sub-committee Coun David Jarman AMG had only submitted its new documentation this week and that there had not been time for it to be ‘adequately reviewed’. (37 words)
Our main source of news was the village crier, who, maybe twice a week, would walk up and down the street with a piece of wood and a hammer, which he knocked on, calling people to attention. (37 words)
In her acceptance speech later, SZA choked up about her long personal journey to the podium, said a chipper “Hi, Taylor!” to Swift in the crowd, and wrapped up with “I’m not an attractive crier! (36 words)
In her acceptance speech later, SZA choked up about her long personal journey to the podium, said a chipper “Hi, Taylor!” to Swift in the crowd, and wrapped up with “I’m not an attractive crier! (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also attending were Phil Crier (PBC Licensing Solicitors), Daniel Cuffe, Joe Robinson and Peter Taylor on behalf of the applicant.
Appealing for an adjournment, Mr Crier told chair of the sub-committee Coun David Jarman AMG had only submitted its new documentation this week and that there had not been time for it to be ‘adequately reviewed’.
Especially in her roles as the ballad crier in the circus performance and the snarky philosopher turning down Galileo’s scientific discoveries.
In that time, he was nominated for international awards for crying and was named the best crier in the nation on 11 separate occasions - the joint highest in history.
It doesn’t matter the event Tony is involved in, it is always a wondrous sight, as he is a “great” town crier, said Thorold Mayor Terry Ugulini.
It will finish with a grand finale, Beating the Bounds, around the old town walks with the town crier and local folk band Tatterdemalion, with pop-up surprises along the way.
My buddies would gather — Chrissy the Crier, Wally the Wailer, Willie the Whiner, Stevie the Smiler, George the Drummer and Mikey the Kid — to devise a plan.
She was a crier when happy moments came.
This week’s Madtown Crier has several ways to chill out before exams.
Among those at the Creative Friends launch were project manager Annmarie Hulley, Coun Sam Ammar, Coun Shirley Webb and town crier Kevin Ward.
He said that he used to be “the ugliest crier,” adding, “I was never the one tear guy.
In her acceptance speech later, SZA choked up about her long personal journey to the podium, said a chipper “Hi, Taylor!” to Swift in the crowd, and wrapped up with “I’m not an attractive crier!
I simply can’t mention all the smaller parts but Stuart Mould struck a commanding presence as the Town Crier and Aaron Graves lent his usual visual comedy skills as the Treacle Monster.
Latin Dance with Beacon Dance Beat at Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, 7pm.
Fans have been watching the young crier grow over four seasons of the series, and this was the best showcase of the full range of his abilities thus far.
It means Crier will serve another three years in prison, said Labrenz.
Our main source of news was the village crier, who, maybe twice a week, would walk up and down the street with a piece of wood and a hammer, which he knocked on, calling people to attention.
A Queensland town crier has won the title of the loudest cry in the world with a 101.7-decibel holler at an international tournament.
Click here to pull up the Town-Crier Digital Issue for November 22, 2019.
I clearly looked terrified, I remember I started to tear up because I’m not a big crier, but I was so freaked out by it.
Common combinations with crier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- town crier 12×
- crier and 3×
- crier in 2×
- the crier 2×
- crier when 2×
- crier has 2×