Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who wails or laments; a professional mourner.
- noun In coal-mining, a boy who picks out from the coal in the cars the bits of slate and any other rubbish which may have got mixed with it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who wails or laments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
wails orlaments . - noun A hired (professional)
mourner .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries
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Examples
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He threatened the wailer with his fist, and the black cowered down, glaring at him with sullen eyes.
Chapter 1 2010
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Another gale-force wailer who smudges the line between anger and sadness like so many tears through Revlon eyeliner?
Looking ahead: Five new artists to look for in 2011 Chris Richards 2011
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Matthew Houck's always been a wailer; with his Williamsburg-based band Phosphorescent now a six piece thanks to the addition of Austin pedal steel aficionado Ricky Ray Jackson, the Alabama native's sprawling narratives now have the freedom to float in and out of comprehension without facing much consequence.
Chase Hoffberger: Phosphorescent Pleases Peir 54, But It's Dawes Who Steal The Show Chase Hoffberger 2010
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Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies 2010
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Matthew Houck's always been a wailer; with his Williamsburg-based band Phosphorescent now a six piece thanks to the addition of Austin pedal steel aficionado Ricky Ray Jackson, the Alabama native's sprawling narratives now have the freedom to float in and out of comprehension without facing much consequence.
Chase Hoffberger: Phosphorescent Pleases Pier 54, But It's Dawes Who Steal The Show 2010
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Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies 2010
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Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies 2010
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Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies 2010
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Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies 2010
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Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies 2010
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