WEEPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weeper mean? 

• WEEPER (noun)
  The noun WEEPER has 2 senses:

1. a person who weeps

2. a hired mourner

  Familiarity information: WEEPER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WEEPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who weeps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

crier; weeper

Hypernyms ("weeper" is a kind of...):

unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weeper"):

bawler (a loud weeper)

blubberer (someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs)

Derivation:

weep (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A hired mourner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("weeper" is a kind of...):

griever; lamenter; mourner; sorrower (a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died))

Derivation:

weep (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain)