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weeper

noun
/ˈwiːpə/UK/ˈwipɚ/US

Etymology

From weep + -er.

  1. derived from *weh₂b-✻
  2. inherited from *wōpijaną✻
  3. inherited from *wōpijan✻
  4. inherited from wēpan
  5. inherited from wepen
  6. suffixed as weeper — “weep + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who weeps.

    • 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.

  2. A hired mourner.

  3. A pleurant.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A thing that slowly leaks liquid.

    2. A weeping tree.

    3. A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.

    4. A crape hatband.

    5. A widow's crape veil.

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