town crier
noun
: a town officer who makes public proclamations
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Radu Luca, executive director of the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce, which employs the town crier, said Gómez Llata was selected for the position last year and began his role that spring. 
Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 While Saudi Arabia and the UAE compete for shares of a fast-growing renewable energy market, Kuwaiti environmentalists are taking on the role of town crier. NBC News, 21 Mar. 2022 New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic. Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021 Two unexpected highlights are Billy Eichner as dot-com town crier Matt Drudge and Cobie Smulders as far-right cable Cruella de Vil Ann Coulter. Olivia Nuzzi, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021 Another piece depicts a veker, the traditional town crier who wakes the devoted at dawn for morning penance, holding a lantern at a window, also with no arms. Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2021 The event kicks off at 8:45 p.m. with a town crier and Alexandria’s Poet Laureate, KaNikki Jakarta. Washington Post, 8 July 2021 In several American colonies, instead of prison terms, certain criminals had their town crier access suspended for two years. Washington Post, 24 June 2021 The most important roles of local reporters are to play watchdog and town crier on policy and legislative issues happening in our own hyperlocal area to keep residents informed, aware and prepared to advocate when necessary. baltimoresun.com, 17 Mar. 2021 See More
Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 While Saudi Arabia and the UAE compete for shares of a fast-growing renewable energy market, Kuwaiti environmentalists are taking on the role of town crier. NBC News, 21 Mar. 2022 New Glasgow's town crier James Stewart recounted the story: During World War I, Halifax ported ships that were getting ready to convoy across the Atlantic. Emily D'alessandro, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2021 Two unexpected highlights are Billy Eichner as dot-com town crier Matt Drudge and Cobie Smulders as far-right cable Cruella de Vil Ann Coulter. Olivia Nuzzi, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021 Another piece depicts a veker, the traditional town crier who wakes the devoted at dawn for morning penance, holding a lantern at a window, also with no arms. Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2021 The event kicks off at 8:45 p.m. with a town crier and Alexandria’s Poet Laureate, KaNikki Jakarta. Washington Post, 8 July 2021 In several American colonies, instead of prison terms, certain criminals had their town crier access suspended for two years. Washington Post, 24 June 2021 The most important roles of local reporters are to play watchdog and town crier on policy and legislative issues happening in our own hyperlocal area to keep residents informed, aware and prepared to advocate when necessary. baltimoresun.com, 17 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1560, in the meaning defined above