cryers
Those shedding tears
Cryers is a plural of cryer, an older spelling of crier.
A crier is one who cries out—historically, a town crier who announced news in public squares, or a court crier who calls proceedings to order.
The spelling cryer persists mainly as a surname: The Cryers live next door.
Those who weep audibly
- wailersThose who cry loudly
- mournersThose lamenting a death
- grieversThose experiencing bereavement
- weepersThose who shed tears
lamenters · snifflers · blubberers · bawlers · whimperers · tearful · inconsolable · bereft
Official public proclamation makers
- heraldsMessengers who announce
- bellmenHotel luggage attendants
- announcersThose who narrate events
- messengersThose who convey communications
callers · broadcasters · newsreaders · oyez · bell-ringers · proclamation · declaration
Street sellers who shout
- peddlersMobile small-scale merchants
- street vendorsOutdoor merchants on sidewalks
- barkersAggressive sidewalk promoters
- sellersThose who offer wares
merchants · stallholders · fishmongers · newsboys · paperboys · pitchmen · shouters · auctioneers
sobbers
Those who weep audibly
weepers · lamenters · snifflers · blubberers · bawlers · whimperers · tearful · inconsolable · bereft · keeners
town criers
Official public proclamation makers
- heraldsMessengers who announce
- bellmenHotel luggage attendants
- announcersThose who narrate events
messengers · callers · broadcasters · newsreaders · oyez · bell-ringers · proclamation · declaration
hawkers
Street sellers who shout
- peddlersMobile small-scale merchants
- street vendorsOutdoor merchants on sidewalks
- barkersAggressive sidewalk promoters
sellers · merchants · stallholders · fishmongers · newsboys · paperboys · pitchmen · shouters · auctioneers
cryersstoics
Uncomplaining hardship bearers
tough guys · stiff upper lips · ice queens · poker faces · hard cases