noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who sorrows.
2. 2
   a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

grieverlamentermournermourner

Etymology

From sorrow + -er.

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