weeper
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwiːpə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwipɚ/
- Hyphenation: weep‧er
- Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ)
Noun
weeper (plural weepers)
- A person who weeps.
- 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 159:
- 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.
- A hired mourner.
- A pleurant.
- A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
- A weeping tree.
- A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
- A crape hatband.
- A widow's crape veil.
Derived terms
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