One who cries; one who makes proclamation. The crier of a court is an officer whose duty is to proclaim the orders or commands of the court, to open or adjourn the court, keep silence, etc. A crier is also employed to give notice of auctions, and for other purposes.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. One who cries; one who makes proclamation.
2. an officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a town-crier.
Messenger Roget’s Thesaurus §534
N. messenger, envoy, emissary, legate, nuncio, internuncio, ambassador, marshal, flag bearer, herald, crier, trumpeter, bellman, pursuivant, parlementaire, apparitor, courier, runner, dak, estafette, mercury, iris, ariel, commissionaire, errand boy, chore boy, newsboy, mail, overnight mail, express mail, next-day delivery, post, post office, letter bag, delivery service, united parcel service, ups, federal express, fedex, telegraph, telephone, cable, wire (electronic information transmission), carrier pigeon, reporter, gentleman of the press, representative of the press, penny-a-liner, special correspondent, own correspondent, spy, scout, informer
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