town crier

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noun

(formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets.

Origin of town crier

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby town crier

towmond, town, town and gown, town car, town clerk, town crier, towner, Townes, town gas, town hall, townhall clock

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Example sentences from the Web for town crier

He wants no boisterous notes of artificial passion: he would as lief the town-crier spoke his lines.
The Young Priest's Keepsake|Michael Phelan
But it was only a town-crier beating his drum to call the people together.
The Honor of the Name|Emile Gaboriau
I imagine this was no case of the town-crier being sent out.
Joyce of the North Woods|Harriet T. Comstock
I can't my voice raise higher and still higher, As if I were a herald or town-crier. '
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

It's my opinion he'll tell the town-crier to-night and have it in all the prints of the realm within the week.
Nancy Stair|Elinor Macartney Lane

British Dictionary definitions for town crier

town crier

noun

(formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements in the streets

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单词	town crier
释义	town crier SEE SYNONYMS FOR town crier ON THESAURUS.COM noun (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets. Origin of town crier First recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby town crier towmond, town, town and gown, town car, town clerk, town crier, towner, Townes, town gas, town hall, townhall clock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for town crier He wants no boisterous notes of artificial passion: he would as lief the town-crier spoke his lines. The Young Priest's Keepsake\|Michael Phelan But it was only a town-crier beating his drum to call the people together. The Honor of the Name\|Emile Gaboriau I imagine this was no case of the town-crier being sent out. Joyce of the North Woods\|Harriet T. Comstock I can't my voice raise higher and still higher, As if I were a herald or town-crier. ' The Book of Humorous Verse\|Various It's my opinion he'll tell the town-crier to-night and have it in all the prints of the realm within the week. Nancy Stair\|Elinor Macartney Lane British Dictionary definitions for town crier town crier noun (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements in the streets 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 Words related to town crier announcer, bellman, crier, proclaimer, stentor
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town crier

noun

Origin of town crier

Words nearby town crier

Example sentences from the Web for town crier

British Dictionary definitions for town crier

noun

Words related to town crier