sorrower
- noun
- /ˈsɔroʊər/
- She comforted the sorrower with kind words and a gentle embrace.
Examples
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The room was silent as each sorrower remembered their loved one.
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At the memorial, a sorrower placed flowers on the grave.
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The sorrower sat quietly in the corner.
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Many sorrowers gathered at the memorial service.
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At the memorial, a sorrower placed flowers on the grave to honor their lost loved one.
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She comforted the sorrower with kind words and a gentle embrace during his time of grief.
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The room was silent as each sorrower reflected on the memories of those they had lost.
Synonyms
A person who feels sad because someone has died
A person who has lost someone they loved to death
A person who feels deep sadness after someone close dies
A person whose close family member or friend has died
A person who feels deep sadness and cannot find comfort, often in old writing
A person who shows sadness at a funeral or after a death
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Etymology
The word sorrower is just sorrow + the ending -er. The word sorrow comes from an old English word meaning 'grief', and it is the same root as sorry, so a sorrower is 'one who' feels deep sadness, often after a loss.