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mourner Definition

mourner (môrnər)

noun

    1. a person who is in mourning
    2. any of the persons attending a funeral
  1. a person who makes a public profession of penitence at a revival meeting
mourner Synonyms

mourner

n.

lamenter, bereaved person, griever, keener, weeper, wailer, repiner, sorrower, willow-wearer, pallbearer, commiserator, bemoaner, condoler, friend of the deceased, member of the family.

mourner Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lead: Peter Hanna, surrounded by a sea of black umbrellas, led mourners toward a plot on the hill.
  • hire: They would even hire professional mourners to add to the open expression of grief.
  • become: A. Things That Hinder A person who desires to become a mourner must eliminate anything masking sin in his or her life.
  • kill: He killed three mourners who had pursued him, before being rescued by the police.

Preposition: at

  • funeral: A Somersetshire dwarf named Farnham, only 37 inches high, followed the caravan as chief mourner at the funeral.

Converse of subject

  • attend: His funeral was attended by mourners from all walks of life, coming to pay their respects to the artist.
  • follow: The coffin is usually brought into the chapel followed by the mourners in procession.

Adjective modifier

  • chief: I, said the dove, For I mourn my love, I shall be chief mourner.
  • blind: To capture the blind mourner 's introspective point-of-view visually, Wong employs a number of cinematic techniques.
  • principal: When the principal mourners are ready to proceed, they will be shown to their seats.
  • few: There will be few mourners, outside its own priesthood.
  • other: We are waiting for the other mourners to join us from the church.
  • professional: They would even hire professional mourners to add to the open expression of grief.

Modifies a noun

  • were:-: The family mourners were:- Mr and Mrs Ward, Lieutenant Harold Ward, Miss Madge Ward, Mr and Mrs Saunt.
  • joy: The power of this holy night Dispels all evil, washes guilt away, Restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy.

Noun used with modifier

  • family: Family mourners were his Father and Mother, Sister and Uncle.

Preposition: from

  • walk: His funeral was attended by mourners from all walks of life, coming to pay their respects to the artist.

Preposition: for

  • funeral: It was quite common for rich families to hire professional mourners for funerals.