English Explanatory Dictionary

weeper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who weeps.
  2. A hired mourner.
  3. A pleurant.
  4. A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
  5. A weeping tree.
  6. A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
  7. A crape hatband.
  8. A widow's crape veil.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːpə/ /ˈwipɚ/

Word forms

weeper weepers

Etymology

From weep + -er.

Derived words

finders keepers, losers weepers Piccadilly weeper
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