weeper

English

Etymology

From weep +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwiːpə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwipɚ/
• Hyphenation: weep‧er
• Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ)

Noun

weeper (plural weepers)

1. A person who weeps.
   • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 159:

     Subdued and magnetized into submission, Ursula sat turning her tearful eyes from one uncompromising face to the other; but their attention was soon diverted to another weeper.

2. A hired mourner.
3. A pleurant.
4. A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
5. A weeping tree.
6. A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
7. A crape hatband.
8. A widow's crape veil.

Derived terms

• finders keepers, losers weepers
• Piccadilly weeper