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Wailer

//ˈweɪlɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who wails or laments.
  2. 2
    A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened. historical
  3. 3
    a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries wordnet
  4. 4
    A professional hired mourner.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wayler, weilere; equivalent to wail + -er.

Etymology 2

From wail + -er; see wail (“choose, select”).

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