wailer

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈweɪlə/
(US) enPR: wāʹlər, IPA^(key): /ˈweɪlɚ/

Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ)

Homophone: whaler (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Etymology 1

wail +‎ -er

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

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

Synonyms

(hired mourner): moirologist (rare)

Translations

one who wails

German: Klagender m, Klagende f

Spanish: gemidor m

Etymology 2

wail +‎ -er; see wail (“choose, select”).

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

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

Anagrams

Lawrie

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