town crier

town cri·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [toun krahy-er]
- /taʊn ˈkraɪ ər/
- /taʊn ˈkraɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toun krahy-er]
- /taʊn ˈkraɪ ər/

Definitions of town crier words

noun town crier (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets. 1
noun town crier sb who makes public announcements 1
countable noun town crier In former times, a town crier was a man whose job was to walk through the streets of a town shouting out news and official announcements. 0
noun town crier (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements in the streets 0
noun town crier a person who formerly cried public announcements through the streets of a village or town 0

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Origin of town crier

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Town crier

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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town crier popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

town crier usage trend in Literature

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