wailer

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈweɪlə/
• (America) enPR: wāʹlər, IPA: /ˈweɪlɚ/

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

1. One who wails or laments.
2. A hired (professional) mourner.

Synonyms

• (hired mourner) moirologist (rare)

Translations

• German: Klagender, Klagende
• Spanish: gemidor

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

1. (mining, historical) A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened.

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