mourner
mourner
Definition
mourner (môr′nər)
noun
- a person who is in mourning
- any of the persons attending a funeral
- a person who makes a public profession of penitence at a revival meeting
mourner
Synonyms
mourner
n.
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.
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