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mourner

[ mawr-ner, mohr- ]

noun

  1. a person who mourns.
  2. a person who attends a funeral to mourn for the deceased.
  3. (at religious revival meetings) a person who professes penitence for sin, with desire for salvation.


mourner

/ ˈ³¾É”˲ÔÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who mourns, esp at a funeral
  2. (at US revivalist meetings) a person who repents publicly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of mourner1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mourn, -er 1
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Many mourners held portrait photographs of the people they had lost.

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Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend the service at Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral, including senior politicians past and present.

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Abdullah Mohammad, a 40-year-old cleric handing out sweets and sugary tea to mourners, dismissed the notion that Hezbollah no longer posed a deterrent to Israeli attacks.

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The canteen caters to the funeral home's customers, but as word began to spread about its noodles, hordes of diners -some posing as mourners - began showing up to try the food.

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Sunday morning saw Beirut’s streets flooded with Lebanese troops and policemen trying to manage traffic snarled by masses of mourners making their way to the capital’s stadium for the start of an hours-long commemoration ceremony.

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