wailer

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)

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

Synonyms

• (hired mourner): moirologist (rare)

Translations

one who wails

German: Klagender m, Klagende f

Spanish: gemidor (es) m

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

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

Anagrams

• Lawrie