Used in a Sentence

cryer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cryer.

Editorial note

No one probably noticed it was the prince paying off the town cryer to speak their praise.

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Quick take

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cryer gathered in one view.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

noun

Archaic form of crier. [One who cries.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cryer.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

noun

Archaic form of crier. [One who cries.]

Example sentences

1

No one probably noticed it was the prince paying off the town cryer to speak their praise.

2

It is built on top of grumble.js by James Cryer to generate the bubbles themselves.

3

Our first born was heavy cryer till her sixth month, then she was sleeping nicely.

4

Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men wanted to become an astronaut once.

5

It's a shame that Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer appear to have retired.

6

You're better off with a town-cryer example, as anyone could stand on a corner and yell out the news (or their opinions) The town-cryer approach is like today's internet where anyone can throw up a blog.

7

I also learned that Jon Cryer is an incredibly good comedy actor.

8

If you still dispute what I'm saying, I'm far from the first to say it - below is from 2005: 'The Labour MP Ann Cryer has called for British Pakistanis to stop marrying their first cousins...

Quote examples

1

Speaking to the Guardian, Ms Cryer said: "I'm not calling for a ban or a change in the law because that would mean changing the law for everyone.

2

To me, this borders on trying to draw conclusions from sensationalist titles like "only 10% of all Americans listen to the town cryer for news".

3

"Don't call Brian" sounds like a new sitcom on ABC starring Jon Cryer.

4

I was talking about something else: Nick Griffin and Mark Collett (2004–2006) and Ann Cryer (2003) who got dragged through the courts for "race hate" for speaking up against the Muslim grooming gangs, which the political establishment brushed off as racism and hate speech, until they couldn't cover it up anymore.

Proper noun examples

1

It was originally from ‘At Last the 1948 Show’, and was co-written by two people who would go on to be in Python, but also Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marty Feldman, and quite possibly Barry Cryer.

2

Chastened by the story, I thanked my lucky stars that our plucky Development Manager, Dan Cryer, had insisted in upgrading our stream to a premium, ad-free service after the show started.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cryer in a sentence?

No one probably noticed it was the prince paying off the town cryer to speak their praise.

What does cryer mean?

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

What part of speech is cryer?

cryer is commonly used as noun.