crowner1
/ˈkraʊnə/Now regional or with allusion to Hamlet (see quots. 1604 1604)
noun
= coroner.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Subsidy Roll, Leicestershire. Alteration of coroner, after crown.
crowner2
/ˈkraʊnə/noun
1A person who crowns someone or something.
2 Informal. A heavy fall, especially (more fully imperial crowner) one in which the person lands on his or her head. Now somewhat dated.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. Partly from crown + -er.
crowner3
/ˈkraʊnə/Scottish (now historical )
noun
A military commander, a colonel; specifically the commander of troops raised in one county.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents. Alteration of colonel, after crown.