crier
noun/ˈkraɪə(r)/
/ˈkraɪər/
(also town crier)
- (in the past) a person whose job was to walk through a town shouting news, official announcements, etc.Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French criere, from crier ‘to shout’.
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