keener

Examples

• All

• The sound of the keener wailing echoed through the quiet cemetery.

• In some cultures, a keener is hired to express sorrow on behalf of the family.

• The keener led the mourners in a traditional song of grief at the funeral.

• Many keeners attended the memorial service.

• The keener wailed loudly at the funeral, drawing attention from everyone present.

• As the family mourned, the keener's cries echoed through the chapel, expressing their deep grief.

• During the memorial service, a professional keener lamented for the deceased, helping to convey the sorrowful atmosphere.

Synonyms

M

mourner

vskeener

39 4.0

A person who feels sad because someone has died

is often a public hired performer who loudly expresses grief at funerals

W

wailer

vskeener

1 7.9

A person who cries loudly for a long time to show they are very sad, often at funerals

is often hired to lament at funerals rather than only producing loud cries

W

weeper

vskeener

• Archaic

9.9

A person paid to cry at funerals

is often hired but sometimes is not formally employed to grieve

B

bawler

vskeener

8.6

A person or animal who cries loudly when upset

is tied to funeral lamenting and often hired rather than general noisy crying

L

lamenter

vskeener

• Literature

7.7

A person who shows sadness at a funeral or after a death

is loud at funerals and often hired to wail

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology