mourner
NounUS[mawr-ner]/ˈmɔrnɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)mourners
- a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)Synonyms: grieversorrowerlamenterType of unfortunate, unfortunate personKinds weeper, pallbearer, wailer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mourn′er (mōrn′ẽr), noun
1. One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend.
His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron
2. One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner.
Mourners were provided to attend the funeral.— Sir Roger L'Estrange
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54